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Terms realting to physics that are not fit for other subcategories.

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Polarized Light

Physics; General physics

Light whose constituent transverse waves are all vibrating in the same plane.

Potential Energy

Physics; General physics

The energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position or configuration.

Primary colors

Physics; General physics

Three colors red, yellow and blue, which can be combined in various proportions to produce any other color.

Progressive wave

Physics; General physics

A wave which transfers energy from one part of a medium to another.

invisibility

Physics; General physics

Humans see an object by observing the light reflecting off the object. Invisibility is the situation in which lights from an object are reflected away from the eye rending the object to become ...

metamaterials

Physics; General physics

Metamaterials are artificial materials that exhibit properties not found in nature, such as the way they absorb or reflect light. They are assemblies of multiple individual elements fashioned from ...

Kinematic Equation

Physics; General physics

A set of equations used in physics to represent the motion of objects and to predict them in ideal conditions. These derive from more simple equations but it would be easier to just memorize them.

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