The Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Physics -- Preface -- Table of contents -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- A -- aberration, optical -- aberration, optical -- absolute zero -- absorption -- AC -- acceleration -- accelerator -- accelerator -- accumulator -- accumulator -- acoustics -- adiabatic -- adsorption -- aerodynamics -- afterimage -- alpha particle -- or alpha ray, -- alternating current -- AC, -- alternator -- AM -- ammeter -- ampere -- symbol A, -- amplifier -- amplitude modulation -- AM, -- analogue signal -- anemometer -- aneroid barometer -- angle of declination -- angle of declination -- anion -- annihilation -- anode -- antimatter -- antiparticle -- apparent depth -- apparent depth -- Appleton layer -- or F-layer, -- Archimedes' principle -- astigmatism -- atmosphere -- symbol atm -- or standard atmosphere, -- atmospheric pressure -- atom -- (Greek atomos 'undivided') -- atom, electronic structure -- atomic energy -- atomic mass unit -- or dalton unit -- symbol amu or u, -- atomic number -- or proton number -- symbol Z, -- atomic radiation -- atomic radiation -- atomic structure -- the nucleus -- electrons -- atomic structure -- atomic weight -- or atomic mass, -- B -- background radiation -- ballistics -- barograph -- barometer -- barometer -- baryon -- beat frequency -- becquerel -- symbol Bq, -- beta decay -- beta particle -- or beta ray, -- binding energy -- boiling point -- Boltzmann constant -- symbol k, -- boson -- Bourdon gauge -- Bourdon gauge -- Boyle's law -- Bq -- breeder reactor -- or fast breeder, -- breeding -- bubble chamber -- buckminsterfullerene -- buckyballs -- buoyancy -- C -- calorific value -- capacitance, electrical -- capacitor -- or condenser, -- capillarity -- carburation -- Carnot cycle -- cathode.

cathode -- cathode ray -- cathode-ray oscilloscope -- CRO, -- cathode-ray oscilloscope -- cathode-ray tube -- CRT, -- cation -- cell, electrical -- or voltaic cell or galvanic cell, -- cell, electrical -- centre of mass -- centrifugal force -- centripetal force -- CERN -- chain reaction -- change of state -- change of state -- charge -- Charles's law -- charm -- choke coil -- circuit -- circuit -- circuit diagram -- cloud chamber -- cold fusion -- colour -- colour -- concave lens -- condenser -- conduction, electrical -- conduction, heat -- convection current -- convex lens -- cosmic radiation -- coulomb -- symbol C, -- critical mass -- cryogenics -- current, electric -- cycle -- D -- decay, radioactive -- decibel -- symbol dB, -- density -- diffraction -- diffraction -- dimension -- dioptre -- dip, magnetic -- dip -- dipole -- dipole, magnetic -- direct current -- DC, -- dispersion -- distance ratio -- domain -- Doppler effect -- dynamics -- or kinetics, -- dynamo -- E -- echo -- eddy current -- efficiency -- elasticity -- E-layer -- formerly Kennelly-Heaviside layer, -- electric charge -- electric current -- electric current -- electric field -- electricity -- plug, three-pin -- electrode -- electrodynamics -- electromagnet -- electromagnetic field -- electromagnetic force -- electromagnetic induction -- electromagnetic spectrum -- electromagnetic waves -- electromotive force -- EMF, -- electron -- electron gun -- electrons, delocalized -- electroscope -- electroscope -- electrostatics -- element -- elementary particle -- or fundamental particle, -- energy -- engine -- entropy -- equilibrium -- evaporation -- expansion -- F -- fallout -- farad -- symbol F, -- Faraday's laws -- farsightedness -- fast breeder -- or breeder reactor, -- fast reactor -- or fast breeder reactor, -- Fermat's principle -- fermion -- ferromagnetism -- fibre optics -- field.

filter -- filter -- fission -- fixed point -- Fleming's rules -- Fleming's rules -- flotation, law of -- fluid mechanics -- fluorescence -- FM -- focal length -- or focal distance, -- focal length -- focus -- or focal point, -- force -- force ratio -- forces, fundamental -- freezing -- freezing point, depression of -- frequency -- frequency modulation -- friction -- fuel -- fuel cell -- fullerene -- fundamental constant -- fundamental forces -- fundamental particle -- fusion -- G -- gain -- gamma radiation -- gas -- gas laws -- gauge boson -- or field particle, -- gear -- gear -- gear -- Geiger counter -- Geiger counter -- generator -- gluon -- grand unified theory -- gravitational field -- gravitational force -- or gravity, -- gravitational lensing -- graviton -- gravity -- ground -- gyroscope -- H -- hadron -- half-life -- heat -- heat -- heat capacity -- Higgs boson -- or Higgs particle, -- Hooke's law -- humidity -- hydrodynamics -- hydrometer -- hygrometer -- hygrometer -- hypercharge -- hypermetropia -- or farsightedness, -- Hz -- I -- IC -- image -- impedance -- symbol Z, -- incandescence -- indeterminacy principle -- inductance -- induction coil -- inductor -- inertia -- infrared radiation -- i.r., -- insulator -- integrated circuit -- IC -- or silicon chip, -- integrated circuit -- intensity -- interference -- intermolecular force -- or van der Waals' force, -- inverse square law -- ion -- ionizing radiation -- ion plating -- isotope -- J -- joule -- symbol J, -- K -- Kelvin scale -- Kennelly-Heaviside layer -- kinetic energy -- kinetics -- kinetic theory -- L -- Large Electron Positron Collider -- LEP, -- laser -- acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, -- laser -- latent heat -- lens -- lens -- lens -- lens, gravitational -- Lenz's law -- lepton -- lever -- lever -- light -- lightning -- lightning.

lightning conductor -- linear accelerator -- or linac, -- liquefied petroleum gas -- LPG, -- liquid -- loudness -- luminescence -- M -- MA -- machine -- Mach number -- magnet -- magnetic compass -- magnetic dipole -- magnetic field -- magnetic field -- magnetic field -- magnetic flux -- magnetic material -- magnetic pole -- magnetism -- magnetron -- maser -- acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, -- mass -- mass-energy equation -- mass spectrograph -- or mass spectrometer, -- matter -- mean free path -- mechanical advantage -- MA, -- mechanical equivalent of heat -- mechanics -- melting point -- meniscus -- meniscus -- meson -- minute -- mirage -- moderator -- modulation -- molecule -- protein -- moment of a force -- moment of inertia -- momentum -- motor effect -- muon -- N -- natural frequency -- neural network -- neutrino -- neutron -- neutron bomb -- or enhanced radiation weapon, -- newton -- symbol N, -- Newton's laws of motion -- node -- noise -- nuclear energy -- or atomic energy, -- nuclear energy -- nuclear fusion -- nuclear physics -- nucleon -- nucleus -- plural nuclei, -- nuclide -- O -- ohm -- symbol Ω, -- Ohm's law -- operational amplifier -- or op-amp, -- optics -- orbital, atomic -- orbital, atomic -- oscillation -- oscillation -- oscillator -- oscillograph -- oscilloscope -- osmosis -- osmosis -- overtone -- P -- parallelogram of forces -- parallelogram of forces -- particle detector -- particle physics -- particle, subatomic -- Peltier effect -- pendulum -- periscope -- perpetual motion -- phase -- photocell -- or photoelectric cell, -- photoelectric cell -- photon -- physics -- piezoelectric effect -- pion -- or pi meson, -- pitch -- Planck's constant -- symbol h, -- plasma -- polarized light -- positron -- positron emission tomography -- PET, -- potential difference -- PD, -- potential, electric.

potential energy -- PE, -- power -- power -- pressure -- proportion -- proton -- (Greek 'first') -- pulse-code modulation -- PCM, -- pulse-code modulation -- pyrometer -- Q -- quantum chromodynamics -- QCD, -- quantum electrodynamics -- QED, -- quantum mechanics -- quantum number -- quantum theory -- or quantum mechanics, -- quark -- R -- radar -- acronym for radio direction and ranging, -- radiation -- radiation sickness -- radiation units -- radioactive decay -- radioactivity -- radio frequencies and wavelengths -- radioisotope -- or radioactive isotope, -- radio wave -- rainbow -- recording -- rectifier -- reflection -- reflection -- refraction -- refraction -- refraction -- regelation -- relative density -- relative humidity -- relativity -- special theory of relativity (1905) -- general theory of relativity (1915) -- rem -- acronym for roentgen equivalent man, -- resistance -- resistivity -- resistor -- resonance -- rest mass -- reverberation -- rheostat -- ring circuit -- ripple tank -- S -- St Elmo's fire -- saturated solution -- scalar quantity -- secondary emission -- Seebeck effect -- self-inductance -- or self-induction, -- semiconductor -- series circuit -- series circuit -- shadow -- shadow -- short circuit -- siemens -- symbol S, -- sievert -- symbol Sv, -- sine wave -- or sine curve, -- SI units -- French Système International d'Unités, -- Snel's law of refraction -- solar radiation -- solenoid -- solid -- solubility -- sonar -- acronym for SOund Navigation And Ranging, -- sound -- space-time -- spark chamber -- specific gravity -- specific heat capacity -- specific latent heat -- spectroscopy -- spectrum -- plural spectra, -- spectrum -- speed -- speed of light -- speed of sound -- spin -- standard form -- or scientific notation, -- standard model -- standing wave -- states of matter -- static electricity -- statics.

Stefan-Boltzmann constant.