phenomenon
A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
Other meanings
A knowable thing or event e.g. by inference, especially in science.
“An electromagnetic phenomenon.”
A kind or type of phenomenon sense 1 or 2.
“A volcanic eruption is an impressive phenomenon.”
Related words
- Kamalanomenon
- epiphenomenon
- impostor phenomenon
- coprophenomenon
- echophenomenon
- macrophenomenon
- metaphenomenon
- microphenomenon
- nanophenomenon
- phenomenic
- phenomenical
- phenomenography
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "φαινόμενον" (thing appearing to view).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “phenomenon” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.