phenomenon

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.

   “The year 1866 was signalised by a remarkable incident, a mysterious and inexplicable phenomenon, which doubtless no one has yet forgotten.”

2. isim A knowable thing or event (e.g. by inference, especially in science).

   “An electromagnetic phenomenon.”

3. isim A kind or type of phenomenon (sense 1 or 2).

   “A volcanic eruption is an impressive phenomenon.”

4. isim Appearance; a perceptible aspect of something that is mutable.
5. isim A fact or event considered very unusual, curious, or astonishing by those who witness it.

   “The phenomenon of a huge blazing fire, upon the opposite bank of the glen, again presented itself to the eye of the watchman. . . . He resolved to examine more nearly the object of his wonder.”

6. isim A wonderful or very remarkable person or thing.

   “"This, sir," said Mr Vincent Crummles, bringing the maiden forward, "this is the infant phenomenon—Miss Ninetta Crummles."”

7. isim 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).

   “Every "phenomenon" must be, at any rate, partly subjective or dependent on the subject.”