Hypernyms for "physical phenomenon"
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acoustic phenomenon
atmospheric phenomenon
boundary layer
chaos
chop
cloud
conduction
conductivity
decalescence
electrical phenomenon
electricity
energy
event
field
field of force
floatation
flotation
force
force field
force per unit area
free energy
fundamental interaction
hysteresis
interaction
mechanical phenomenon
opacity
optical phenomenon
power
pressure
pressure level
propagation
reflection
reflexion
refraction
resolution
resolving power
resonance
surface tension
syzygy
transparence
transparency
turbulence
turbulency
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.