Inverse Barometer Effect

Science / Tides and Currents / Inverse Barometer Effect: The inverse response of sea level to changes in atmospheric pressure. A static reduction of 1.005 mb in atmospheric pressure will cause a stationary rise of 1 cm in sea level.
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Effect Adjective Synonyms: result, consequence, outcome, conclusion, upshot, aftermath, impact
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January Barometer

Business / Finance / January Barometer: A statistic from 'The Stock Traders Alamanac' reflecting, with 88% accuracy, that the overall stock market rises in a year when the S&P is up in the month of January and drops when the index for that MORE

January Effect

Business / Finance / January Effect: Refers to the historical pattern that stock prices rise in the first few days of January. Studies have suggested this holds only for small-capitalization stocks. In recent years, there is less evidenc MORE

Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR)

Technology / Radar / Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR): Inverse sar (isar) is a variation on the sar theme that uses the motion of the target relative to the radar to the same effect. MORE

Inverse Square Law

Technology / Home Audio / Inverse Square Law: In mathematics, the law that states that in the absence of reflective surfaces, sound pressure (or light) falls off at a rate inverse to the square of the distance from its source. In other words, eve MORE

Inverse Floater

Business / Finance / Inverse Floater: A derivative instrument whose coupon rate is linked to the market rate of interest in an inverse relationship. MORE

Inverse Floating-Rate Note

Business / Finance / Inverse Floating-Rate Note: A variable-rate security whose coupon rate increases as a benchmark interest rate declines. MORE