What does phenomenon mean?
Definitions for phenomenon
fɪˈnɒm əˌnɒn, -nənphe·nom·e·non
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Princeton's WordNet
phenomenonnoun
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
phenomenonnoun
a remarkable development
Wiktionary
phenomenonnoun
An observable fact or occurrence or a kind of observable fact or occurrence.
phenomenonnoun
Appearance; a perceptible aspect of something that is mutable.
phenomenonnoun
A fact or event considered very unusual, curious, or astonishing by those who witness it.
phenomenonnoun
A wonderful or very remarkable person or thing.
phenomenonnoun
An experienced object whose constitution reflects the order and conceptual structure imposed upon it by the human mind (especially by the powers of perception and understanding).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Phenomenonnoun
Etymology: φαίνομενον; phenomene, Fr.
Short-sighted minds are unfit to make philosophers, whose business it is to describe in comprehensive theories, the phenomena of the world and their causes. Burnet.
The most considerable phenomenon, belonging to terrestrial bodies, is gravitation, whereby all bodies in the vicinity of the earth press towards its centre. Richard Bentley, Sermons.
Wikipedia
Phenomenon
A phenomenon (Greek: φαινόμενον, romanized: phainómenon, lit. 'thing appearing to view'; plural phenomena) is an observable fact or event. The term came into its modern philosophical usage through Immanuel Kant, who contrasted it with the noumenon, which cannot be directly observed. Kant was heavily influenced by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in this part of his philosophy, in which phenomenon and noumenon serve as interrelated technical terms. Far predating this, the ancient Greek Pyrrhonist philosopher Sextus Empiricus also used phenomenon and noumenon as interrelated technical terms.
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phenomenon
A phenomenon refers to a notable event, occurrence, or situation that can be observed and studied. It often describes a phenomenon that is uncommon or out of the ordinary, attracting attention and curiosity. Phenomena can range from natural occurrences in the world, such as weather patterns or geological events, to human behavior, societal trends, scientific discoveries, or even supernatural or unexplained phenomena. They are typically subject to observation, analysis, and explanation in various fields, including the natural sciences, social sciences, and philosophy.
Webster Dictionary
Phenomenonnoun
an appearance; anything visible; whatever, in matter or spirit, is apparent to, or is apprehended by, observation; as, the phenomena of heat, light, or electricity; phenomena of imagination or memory
Phenomenonnoun
that which strikes one as strange, unusual, or unaccountable; an extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence; as, a musical phenomenon
Etymology: [L. phaenomenon, Gr. faino`menon, fr. fai`nesqai to appear, fai`nein to show. See Phantom.]
Wikidata
Phenomenon
A phenomenon, plural phenomena, is any observable occurrence. Phenomena are often, but not always, understood as 'appearances' or 'experiences'. These are themselves sometimes understood as involving qualia. The term came into its modern philosophical usage through Immanuel Kant, who contrasted it with the noumenon. In contrast to a phenomenon, a noumenon is not directly accessible to observation. Kant was heavily influenced by Leibniz in this part of his philosophy, in which phenomenon and noumenon serve as interrelated technical terms.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Phenomenon
fē-nom′e-non, n. an appearance: the appearance which anything makes to our consciousness, as distinguished from what it is in itself: an observed result: a remarkable or unusual person, thing, or appearance:—pl. Phenom′ena.—adj. Phenom′enal, pertaining to a phenomenon: of the nature of a phenomenon: so strange as to excite great wonder: out of the common.—v.t. Phenom′enalise, to represent as a phenomenon.—ns. Phenom′enalism, the philosophical doctrine that the phenomenal and the real are identical—that phenomena are the only realities—also Externalism; Phenom′enalist, one who believes in phenomenalism; Phenomenal′ity, the character of being phenomenal.—adv. Phenom′enally.—v.t. Phenom′enise, to bring into the world of experience.—ns. Phenom′enism, the doctrines of the phenomenists; Phenom′enist, one who believes only what he observes, or phenomena, one who rejects necessary primary principles.—adj. Phenomenōlog′ical.—n. Phenomenol′ogy, a description of phenomena. [Gr. phainomenon—phainein, to show.]
Editors Contribution
phenomenon
A natural fact or event.
Astronomy is considered to have many phenomenon due to the nature of stars, the universe etc.
Submitted by MaryC on February 11, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'phenomenon' in Nouns Frequency: #1228
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The numerical value of phenomenon in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
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The numerical value of phenomenon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of phenomenon in a Sentence
It's the excessive media attention that creates the copycat phenomenon. We make celebrities out of monsters.
With increasing distance from the source, the role of inhalation likewise increases, although infections through inhalation at distances greater than six feet from an infectious source are less likely than at closer distances, the phenomenon has been repeatedly documented under certain preventable circumstances.
Corruption is not a cultural phenomenon but it is the result of a political regime in decay. We are absolutely certain that this evil is the principal cause of social inequality and of economic inequality, because of corruption, violence has erupted in our country.
Much of what we call evil is due entirely to the way men take the phenomenon. It can so often be converted into a bracing and tonic good by a simple change of the sufferer's inner attitude from one of fear to one of fight; its string can so often depart and turn into a relish when, after vainly seeking to shun it, we agree to face about and bear it...
I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know His thoughts the rest are details.
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- ظاهرةArabic
- fenomenCatalan, Valencian
- fenomén, jev, úkazCzech
- PhänomenGerman
- φαινόμενοGreek
- fenomenoEsperanto
- fenómenoSpanish
- پدیدهPersian
- ilmiöFinnish
- phénomèneFrench
- fenómenoGalician
- ard-yindysManx
- घटनाHindi
- fenomènHaitian Creole
- tünemény, tünet, fenomén, jelenségHungarian
- երևույթ, ֆենոմենArmenian
- תופעהHebrew
- 現象Japanese
- 현상Korean
- fenomenNorwegian
- fenomeenDutch
- fenomenNorwegian Nynorsk
- fenomenNorwegian
- fenomen, zjawiskoPolish
- fenômenoPortuguese
- fenomenRomanian
- феномен, событие, эффект, необыкновенное явление, явлениеRussian
- pojavaSerbo-Croatian
- fenomenSwedish
- fenomenTurkish
- явищеUkrainian
- דערשיינונגYiddish
- 现象Chinese
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