Definitions
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- noun The slow
drift of fineparticles suspended in agas away from a stronglight source
Etymologies
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photo- + -phoresis
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Examples
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Photophoresis occurs when gas molecules bounce more forcefully off the warm side of an object than the cool side, creating continuous momentum and lift.
Levitating disks could open a new window into the Earth’s upper atmosphere mheslinga 2025
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Photophoresis occurs when gas molecules bounce more forcefully off the warm side of an object than the cool side, creating continuous momentum and lift.
Levitating disks could open a new window into the Earth’s upper atmosphere mheslinga 2025
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