Phenomena

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phenomenon \Phe*nom"e*non\, n.; pl. {Phenomena}. [L.
     phaenomenon, Gr. faino`menon, fr. fai`nesqai to appear,
     fai`nein to show. See {Phantom}.]
     1. 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.
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              In the phenomena of the material world, and in many
              of the phenomena of mind.             --Stewart.
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     2. That which strikes one as strange, unusual, or
        unaccountable; an extraordinary or very remarkable person,
        thing, or occurrence; as, a musical phenomenon.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  phenomenon
       n 1: any state or process known through the senses rather than by
            intuition or reasoning
       2: a remarkable development
       [also: {phenomena} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  phenomena
       See {phenomenon}