In certain conditions, a spinning ball deflects in a direction contrasting to that predicted direction by the Magnus effect.

A hypothesized phenomenon by which people tend to perceive that mass media messages have a greater effect on others than on themselves, based on personal biases.

(business) The tendency of employees to gather informally around a water cooler in order to socialize and to share information.

(chemistry, physics) a technique of extractive distillation in which a salt or a non-volatile liquid is added to the mixture being distilled in order to remove azeotropes and aid separation

A photoelastic effect produced by ultrasonic waves in a transparent material.

(physics) A form of the Zeeman effect that affects the spectral lines obtained when a light source is placed in a very strong magnetic field.

vibration in the rotor of a helicopter due to differential drag

The ability (or the difficulty) of focusing one's attention on a single auditory source in a jumble of noises.

(chemistry, physics) A distortion of any symmetric non-linear molecule which reduces its symmetry and lowers its energy.

(aeronautics) ground effect on a wing of an aircraft flying close to the ground