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glimmernoun

/ˈɡlɪmə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡlɪmɚ/

A flash of light.

"A glimmer of sunlight broke through the clouds, illuminating the dusty classroom floor. "

afterglowsnoun

/ˈæftərˌɡloʊz/

The glow seen in the sky after sunset.

"After sunset, my family sat on the porch and watched the afterglows fade from pink to purple in the sky. "

butterfly effectnoun

/ˈbʌtərflaɪ ɪˈfɛkt/

The technical notion of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory.

"A small argument in the morning snowballed into a huge fight that lasted all day; it was a classic example of the butterfly effect. "

shiningverb

/ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/

To cause to shine, as a light.

"The teacher is shining a flashlight on the map to point out the capital city. "

quakesnoun

/kweɪks/

An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.

"California is plagued by quakes; there are a few minor ones almost every month."

shinesnoun

/ʃaɪnz/

Brightness from a source of light.

"The shines from the lamp helped me read my book. "

chaologynoun

/keɪˈɒlədʒi/ /kiˈɒlədʒi/

The study of chaos and chaotic systems

"Her professor's lecture on chaology explained how seemingly random weather patterns can still be understood through mathematical models. "

wondersnoun

/ˈwʌndəz/ /ˈwʌndɚz/

Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.

"Wonders of the World seem to come in sevens."

dematerialisedverb

/ˌdiːməˈtɪəriəlaɪzd/ /ˌdiːməˈtɪriːəlaɪzd/

To disappear by becoming immaterial.

"The magician snapped his fingers, and the rabbit seemingly dematerialised into thin air. "

brown-outnoun

/ˈbraʊnˌaʊt/

A power outage during the day; distinguished from a blackout, which occurs at night

""The air conditioning stopped working during the afternoon brown-out, making the classroom very hot." "

precognitionsnoun

/ˌpriːkɒɡˈnɪʃənz/ /ˌprɛkɒɡˈnɪʃənz/

Knowledge of the future; understanding of something in advance, especially as a form of supernatural or extrasensory perception.

"Her unsettling precognitions about the upcoming storm led her family to evacuate before the official warning. "

incnoun

/ɪŋk/

The waxing of the moon.

"Farmers often plan their planting according to the moon's phases, believing that the inc promotes better crop growth. "

flitsnoun

/flɪts/

A particular, unexpected, short lived change of state.

"My computer just had a flit."

spumesverb

/spjuːmz/ /spjuːms/

To froth.

"The soda spumes over the top of the glass when I pour it in too quickly. "

luminescencenoun

/luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)ns/

Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.

"The fireflies' gentle luminescence lit up the summer night. "

hauntingsnoun

/ˈhɔːntɪŋz/ /ˈhɑːntɪŋz/

A particular instance of haunting; a ghostly habitation.

"During the haunting, strange voices and noises were heard and objects flew off tables."

attachmentsnoun

/əˈtætʃmənts/

The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.

"2009, Jakke Mäkelä, Eero Karvinen, Niko Porjo, Antti Mäkelä and Tapio Tuomi, Attachment of Natural Lightning Flashes to Trees: Preliminary Statistical Characteristics, published in the Journal of Lightning Research, volume 1"

magnetic fieldnoun

/mæɡˈnetɪk fiːld/ /mæɡˈnɛtɪk fiːld/

A condition in the space around a magnet or electric current in which there is a detectable magnetic force and two magnetic poles are present.

"A compass needle aligns itself with the Earth's magnetic field, pointing towards the North Pole. "

skywatchesverb

/ˈskaɪwɒtʃɪz/

To watch the sky for aircraft, satellites or UFOs or for stars, comets etc.

"Before dinner, the kids skywatched for shooting stars. "

condensation trailsnoun

/ˌkɒndenˈseɪʃən treɪlz/

A contrail; a visible line of condensation flowing from the edge of an airplane wing or similar structure.

"We looked up at the sky and saw long, white condensation trails behind the jet planes. "