perturbation
English Thesaurus
1. the act of causing disorder (noun.act)
hypernym | : | disturbance, |
definition | : | the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | breakdown, dislocation, |
definition | : | the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue (noun.act) |
2. a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | discomposure, |
definition | : | a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure (noun.attribute) |
3. activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption (noun.event)
hypernym | : | activity, |
definition | : | any specific behavior (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | magnetic storm, |
definition | : | a sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field; caused by emission of particles from the sun (noun.event) |
4. (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly (noun.phenomenon)
hypernym | : | influence, |
definition | : | the effect of one thing (or person) on another (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | variation, |
definition | : | (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) (noun.phenomenon) |
domain category | : | natural philosophy, physics, |
definition | : | the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition) |
5. an unhappy and worried mental state (noun.state)
hypernym | : | agitation, |
definition | : | a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance (noun.state) |
6. the act of causing disorder (noun.act)
derivation | : | disrupt, |
definition | : | throw into disorder (verb.change) |
derivation | : | perturb, |
definition | : | disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom (verb.motion) |
7. a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | fluster, |
definition | : | cause to be nervous or upset (verb.emotion) |
derivation | : | fluster, |
definition | : | be flustered; behave in a confused manner (verb.emotion) |
8. (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly (noun.phenomenon)
derivation | : | perturb, |
definition | : | cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | perturb, |
definition | : | disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom (verb.motion) |
9. an unhappy and worried mental state (noun.state)
10. the act of causing disorder (noun.act)
derivation | : | disrupt, |
definition | : | throw into disorder (verb.change) |
derivation | : | perturb, |
definition | : | disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom (verb.motion) |
11. a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | fluster, |
definition | : | cause to be nervous or upset (verb.emotion) |
derivation | : | fluster, |
definition | : | be flustered; behave in a confused manner (verb.emotion) |
12. (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly (noun.phenomenon)
derivation | : | perturb, |
definition | : | cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | perturb, |
definition | : | disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom (verb.motion) |
13. an unhappy and worried mental state (noun.state)
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