“phenomena” is a form of
phenomenon
UK /fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/ · US /fəˈnɑ.məˌnɑn/ noun
Forms phenomena phenomenons phaenomenon phænomenon phainomenon phœnomenon
- noun A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
- noun (by extension) A knowable thing or event (e.g. by inference, especially in science). “An electromagnetic phenomenon.”
- noun A kind or type of phenomenon (sense 1 or 2). “A volcanic eruption is an impressive phenomenon.”
- noun Appearance; a perceptible aspect of something that is mutable.
- noun A fact or event considered very unusual, curious, or astonishing by those who witness it.
- noun A wonderful or very remarkable person or thing.
- noun (philosophy, chiefly Kantian idealism) 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).
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Etymology
From Late Latin phaenomenon (“appearance”), from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon, “thing appearing to view”), neuter present middle participle of φαίνω (phaínō, “I show”).
Webster’s 1913
- noun 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.
- noun 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.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “phenomenon”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details