phenomenon | any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning |
galvanic skin response GSR psychogalvanic response electrodermal response electrical skin response Fere phenomenon Tarchanoff phenomenon | a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety, can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body |
betting shop | a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track |
psychic phenomena psychic phenomenon parapsychology | phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes |
phenomenon | a remarkable development |
natural phenomenon | all phenomena that are not artificial |
chemical phenomenon | any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules) |
geological phenomenon | a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth |
organic phenomenon | (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals |
physical phenomenon | a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy |
acoustic phenomenon | a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound |
atmospheric phenomenon | a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere |
electrical phenomenon | a physical phenomenon involving electricity |
mechanical phenomenon | a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects |
optical phenomenon | a physical phenomenon related to or involving light |
odds betting odds | the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another, he offered odds of two to one |
bewitching captivating enchanting enthralling entrancing fascinating | capturing interest as if by a spell, bewitching smile, Roosevelt was a captivating speaker, enchanting music, an enthralling book, antique papers of entrancing design, a fascinating woman |
amazing awe-inspiring awesome awful awing | inspiring awe or admiration or wonder, New York is an amazing city, the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight, the awesome complexity of the universe, this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath- Melville, Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent |
dissipated betting card-playing sporting | preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance, led a dissipated life, a betting man, a card-playing son of a bitch, a gambling fool, sporting gents and their ladies |
absorbing engrossing fascinating gripping riveting | capable of arousing and holding the attention, a fascinating story |
amazing astonishing | surprising greatly, she does an amazing amount of work, the dog was capable of astonishing tricks |