(business) The tendency of employees to gather informally around a water cooler in order to socialize and to share information.

plural of water cooler effect

plural of gem-disubstituent effect

The posited phenomenon that small companies tend to outperform larger ones.

plural of neglected firm effect

plural of small firm effect

plural of Little-Parks effect

(physics) A phenomenon whereby passing a fluctuating magnetic field through a superconductor can slightly suppress its superconductivity.

(psychology) The tendency for students to rate a teacher highly if lectures are presented in a very expressive, humorous, and warm manner, even when the content of the lecture is meaningless and incomprehensible.

A phenomenon of wave mechanics whereby the pitch heard when tapping a cup of hot liquid rises after the addition of a soluble powder.