Sympathetic may refer to:
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Sympathy
Sympathy is the perception of, understanding of, and reaction to the distress or need of another life form. According to David Hume, this sympathetic concern is driven by a switch in viewpoint from a personal perspective to the perspective of ano ...
, in psychology, a feeling of compassion or identification with another
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Sympathetic detonation A sympathetic detonation (SD, or SYDET), also called flash over or secondary/secondaries (explosion), is a detonation, usually unintended, of an explosive charge by a nearby explosion.
Definition
A sympathetic detonation is caused by a shock wav ...
, a detonation, usually unintended, of an explosive charge by a nearby explosion
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Sympathetic magic
Sympathetic magic, also known as imitative magic, is a type of magic based on imitation or correspondence.
Similarity and contagion
James George Frazer coined the term "sympathetic magic" in '' The Golden Bough'' (1889); Richard Andree, however ...
, in religion, magic, and anthropology, the belief that like affects like, that something can be influenced through its relationship with another thing
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Sympathetic nervous system
The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is one of the three divisions of the autonomic nervous system, the others being the parasympathetic nervous system and the enteric nervous system. The enteric nervous system is sometimes considered part of th ...
, in neurology and neuroscience, a part of the autonomic nervous system
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Sympathetic resonance
Sympathetic resonance or sympathetic vibration is a harmonic phenomenon wherein a passive string or vibratory body responds to external vibrations to which it has a harmonic likeness. The classic example is demonstrated with two similarly-tuned ...
, a harmonic phenomenon wherein a body responds to external vibrations
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Sympathetic strings
Sympathetic strings or resonance strings are auxiliary strings found on many Indian musical instruments, as well as some Western Baroque instruments and a variety of folk instruments. They are typically not played directly by the performer (excep ...
, in music theory, strings on a musical instrument that resonate without contact
* "Sympathetic", a song by Seether from ''
Disclaimer II
''Disclaimer II'' is the second studio album by South African rock band Seether. It is a recompilation of the band's first album, ''Disclaimer'', from 2002. Although the 12 tracks from the original album are present, they have been slightly rem ...
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