Spillover may refer to: *

Adsorption spillover Adsorption is the adhesion of atoms, ions or molecules from a gas, liquid or dissolved solid to a surface. This process creates a film of the ''adsorbate'' on the surface of the ''adsorbent''. This process differs from absorption, in which a fl ...

, a chemical phenomenon involving the movement of atoms adsorbed onto a metal surface * Catalyst support#Spillover *

Behavioral spillover Behavioral spillover is the measurable effect that one behavioral intervention has on other behaviors that are not being targeted. Some definitions of behavioral spillover do not require that the first action was the result of an external intervent ...

, the effect that one behavior has on other behaviors with a shared motive *

Hydrogen spillover In heterogeneous catalysis, hydrogen molecules can be adsorbed and dissociated by the metal catalyst. Hydrogen spillover is the migration of hydrogen atoms from the metal catalyst onto the nonmetal support or adsorbate.Gardes, G. E. E., Pajonk, G. ...

* Knowledge spillover, exchange of ideas among individuals * ''Spillover'' (book), or ''Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic'', a 2012 book by David Quammen *

Spillover (economics) In economics a spillover is an economic event in one context that occurs because of something else in a seemingly unrelated context. For example, externalities of economic activity are non-monetary spillover effects upon non-participants. Odors f ...

, an economic event that occurs because of an event in a seemingly unrelated context *

Spillover (imaging) Spillover effect can be defined as an apparent gain in activity for small objects or regions, as opposed to the partial volume effect. It occurs often in biological imaging modalities such as positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emi ...

, in e.g. tomography, an imaging effect that exaggerates small objects, because of limited resolution * Spillover infection or pathogen spillover occurs when an infectious reservoir population affects a novel host *

Spillover-crossover model The Spillover-Crossover model is used in psychological research to examine to impact of the work domain on the home domain, and consequently, the transference of work-related emotions from the employee to others at home (particularly the partner). T ...

, in psychology distinguishes spillover from crossover as components of transfer of well-being

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