(physiology) A special manifestation of the myogenic tone in the vasculature, whereby in the event that blood pressure is increased in the arterioles and the vessels distend, they react with a sudden vasoconstriction caused by the activation of certain ion channels in the vascular smooth muscle cells.

(economics) The phenomenon in which an economic event in one context occurs because of something else in a seemingly unrelated context.

The situation where performance gains in a task are seen in weaker individuals who are striving to keep up with the accomplishments of other group members.

The tendency to assume that computers behave analogously to human beings.

An increase in electric conduction induced by radio waves, exploited in the coherer.

The sudden recovery of a terminally ill patient when given appropriate treatment, especially for AIDS.

The phenomenon of a large number of persons independently sharing the same false memory.

The global trend of people coming forward to accuse famous or powerful men of sexual misconduct, in the wake of such allegations made in 2017 against film producer Harvey Weinstein.

(film) A mental phenomenon by which viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of two sequential shots than from a single shot in isolation.

A particular aspect of the mechanical response in filled rubbers, in which the stress-strain curve depends on the maximum loading previously encountered.