Surge means a sudden transient rush or flood, and may refer to:
Science
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Storm surge
A storm surge, storm flood, tidal surge, or storm tide is a coastal flood or tsunami-like phenomenon of rising water commonly associated with low-pressure weather systems, such as cyclones. It is measured as the rise in water level above the n ...
, the onshore gush of water associated with a low-pressure weather system
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Surge (glacier)
Glacial surges are short-lived events where a glacier can advance substantially, moving at velocities up to 100 times faster than normal. Surging glaciers cluster around a few areas. High concentrations of surging glaciers occur in the Karakoram, P ...
, a short-lived event where a glacier can move up to velocities 100 times faster than normal
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Pyroclastic surge, the fluidised mass of turbulent gas and rock fragments ejected during some volcanic eruptions
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Characteristic impedance
The characteristic impedance or surge impedance (usually written Z0) of a uniform transmission line is the ratio of the amplitudes of voltage and current of a single wave propagating along the line; that is, a wave travelling in one direction in ...
, also known as "surge impedance" in electrical engineering
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Voltage surge
In electrical engineering, spikes are fast, short duration electrical transients in voltage (voltage spikes), current (current spikes), or transferred energy (energy spikes) in an electrical circuit.
Fast, short duration electrical transients ...
, short duration surges in electrical circuits
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Compressor stall, also known as "compressor surge", in aviation
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Surge in compressors
Compressor surge is a form of aerodynamic instability in axial compressors or centrifugal compressors. The term describes violent air flow oscillating in the axial direction of a compressor, which indicates the axial component of fluid velocity ...
in industrial compressors
* Hydraulic surge in liquid pipes; also called pressure surge and
water hammer (see
surge control
Surge control is the use of different techniques and equipment in a hydraulic system to prevent any excessive gain in pressure (also known as a pressure surge) that would cause the hydraulic process pressure to exceed the maximum working pressure ...
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Surge (translational motion)
Ship motions are defined by the six degrees of freedom that a ship, boat or any other craft can experience.
Reference axes
The '' vertical/Z axis'', or ''yaw axis'', is an imaginary line running vertically through the ship and through its ...
, one of the translational degrees of freedom of any stiff body (for example a vehicle), describing motion along the longitudinal axis (forward or backwards)
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Surge (waves)
In fluid dynamics, a wind wave, water wave, or wind-generated water wave, is a surface wave that occurs on the free surface of Body of water, bodies of water as a result from the wind blowing over the water surface. The contact distance in the ...
, transient or periodic motion in the direction of propagation, specially of a breaking wave or surf
Popular culture
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Surge (soft drink)
Surge (sometimes styled as SURGE) is a citrus-flavored soft drink first produced in the 1990s by The Coca-Cola Company to compete with PepsiCo, Pepsi's Mountain Dew. Surge was advertised as having a more "hardcore" edge, much like Mountain Dew's ...
, a soft drink made by the Coca-Cola Company
* Surge, a video game publishing label owned by
Namco Bandai Games
is a Japanese multinational video game publisher headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Its international branches, Bandai Namco Entertainment America and Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe, are respectively headquartered in Irvine, California and ...
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Surge (radio station), the student radio station of the University of Southampton
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Surge (Marvel Comics)
Surge (Noriko Ashida) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a mutant, a member of the student body in the Xavier Institute, and a member of the former New Mutants squad therein. ...
, a comic book character and mutant in the Marvel Universe
* ''Surge'', a book written by
Mike Michalowicz
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''Surge'' (2020 British film), a film starring Ben Wishaw
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''Surge'' (2020 American film), a television documentary film
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Lt. Surge, a gym Leader in the Pokémon video games
* Mark Surge, a Hero in the
Hero Factory toyline
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''The Surge'' (video game), a video game developed by Deck13 Interactive
*Surge, robot protector of Super City, a character in the mobile game
Brawl Stars
Other
* Surge S1, ARM-based System-on-Chips (SoCs) developed and manufactured by
Xiaomi
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Iraq War troop surge of 2007 (usually referred to as "The Surge"), the revised U.S. counter-insurgency strategy in the Iraq War
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Afghanistan War troop surge of 2010 - Increase of U.S. troops in 2010
* ''
The Surge: A Military History''
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Stuttgart Surge, the American Football franchise of the
European League of Football
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Surgery (disambiguation)
Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative treatment.
Surgery may also refer to:
Medicine
* Operating theater, where surgery is performed, or the offices of the practitioner, the surgeon
* Doctor's surgery, British term for a doctor's of ...
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Serge (disambiguation) Serge may refer to:
*Serge (fabric), a type of twill fabric
*Serge (llama) (born 2005), a llama in the Cirque Franco-Italien and internet meme
*Serge (name), a masculine given name (includes a list of people with this name)
*Serge (post), a hitchi ...
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Gush (disambiguation)
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