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• Superconductivity — is a phenomenon occurring in certain materials generally at very low temperatures, characterized by exactly zero electrical resistance and the exclusion of the interior magnetic field (the Meissner effect).The electrical resistivity of a metallic …   Wikipedia

• Physics — (Greek: physis φύσις), in everyday terms, is the science of matter [R. P. Feynman, R. B. Leighton, M. Sands (1963), The Feynman Lectures on Physics , ISBN 0 201 02116 1 Hard cover. p.1 1 Feynman begins with the atomic hypothesis.] and its motion …   Wikipedia

• superconductivity — ► NOUN Physics ▪ the property of zero electrical resistance in some substances at very low temperatures. DERIVATIVES superconducting adjective superconductive adjective superconductor noun …   English terms dictionary

• superconductivity — [so͞o΄pərkən duk′shənso͞o΄pərkän΄dək tiv′ə tē] n. Physics the phenomenon, exhibited by various metals, alloys, and compounds, of conducting electrical current without resistance when cooled to low temperatures: sometimes called superconduction… …   English World dictionary

• superconductivity — superconduction /sooh peuhr keuhn duk sheuhn/, n. superconductive /sooh peuhr keuhn duk tiv/, superconducting, adj. superconductor /sooh peuhr keuhn duk teuhr/, n. /sooh peuhr kon deuhk tiv i tee/, n. Physics. the phenomenon of almost perfect… …   Universalium

• physics — /fiz iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science that deals with matter, energy, motion, and force. [1580 90; see PHYSIC, ICS] * * * I Science that deals with the structure of matter and the interactions between the fundamental constituents of… …   Universalium

• superconductivity — n. quality of nearly perfect conductivity, ability of some materials to conduct electricity with virtually no resistance when chilled to temperatures near absolute zero (Physics) …   English contemporary dictionary

• superconductivity — noun Physics the property of zero electrical resistance in some substances at very low temperatures. Derivatives superconduct verb superconducting adjective superconductive adjective superconductor noun …   English new terms dictionary

• superconductivity — n. Physics the property of zero electrical resistance in some substances at very low absolute temperatures. Derivatives: superconducting adj. superconductive adj …   Useful english dictionary

• Plasma (physics) — For other uses, see Plasma. Plasma lamp, illustrating some of the more complex phenomena of a plasma, including filamentation. The colors are a result of relaxation of electrons in excited states to lower energy states after they have recombined… …   Wikipedia

• High-temperature superconductivity — Unsolved problems in physics What causes superconductivity at temperatures above 50 kelvin? High temperature superconductors (abbreviated high Tc or HTS) are materials that have a superconducting transition temperature (Tc) above 30 K… …   Wikipedia