Concept information
Preferred term
physical parameter
Definition
- Any of a set of physical properties whose values determine the characteristics or behavior of a system; for example, mass, size, temperature, luminosity, etc. (An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, by M. Heydari-Malayeri, https://dictionary.obspm.fr/index.php?formSearchTextfield=physical+parameter&formSubmit=Search&showAll=1)
Narrower concepts
- absolute zero
- acceleration
- accretion rate
- atmospheric temperature
- brightness temperature
- bulk density
- color temperature
- coupling
- coupling coefficient
- critical temperature
- diameter
- effective temperature
- electron temperature
- flux density
- ion temperature
- mass-to-light ratio
- noise temperature
- obliquity
- optical density
- plasma temperature
- potential energy
- potential temperature
- quantum number
- radiation temperature
- radio brightness temperature
- rotational temperature
- Stokes parameters
- surface tension
- thermodynamic temperature
- transition temperature
- translational temperature
- velocity
- vibrational temperature
- viscosity
- Zanstra temperature
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-QSMZ26X7-1
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