Hi, my name is Salma Kaouass, I live in Blainville. For the past two years, I have been studying in a program called Pure And Applied Science at Lionel-Groulx College. My field of study is physics. This glossary may be useful for the students already studying in physics or the students that might want to study in this field of study. Each word that will be in this glossary is related to the notion of physics and each of them is part of the commonly used in this field. By learning the meaning of the words that will be presented in this glossary, you could, first of all learn new words that you don't see every day, but you could also learn different term that are used in this field.
electricity
noun
A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current.
Example: They can also take control over the machines of the power plants, electricity in order to wreak havoc.
fr: électricité
gravity
noun
The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
Example: Everything that has been built up in the last twenty years is crashing down with a deafening roar, its balance destroyed, its center of gravity out of kilter.
fr: gravité
magnetism
noun
A physical phenomenon produced by the motion of electric charge, resulting in attractive and repulsive forces between objects.
Example: Some of the principal phenomena of magnetism may be demonstrated with very little apparatus; much may be done with a small bar-magnet, a pocket compass and a few ounces of iron filings.
fr: magnétisme
reflection
noun
The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it.
Example: When I go look in the mirror, I can see my reflection.
fr: réflexion
wave
noun
A disturbance that travels trough a medium from one location to another location.
Example: In the atmosphere, when waves reach large amplitudes they break and eddies are formed.
