All 7 Uses of
phenomenon
in
Jurassic Park
- The second feature is the puzzling biweekly spiking, which seems to suggest some kind of alternating phenomenon is at work.
Chpt 16phenomenon = something that exists and is of special interest
- So I conclude that some other phenomenon, such as a new variety of flu, is causing the fluctuations you see in the graph.
Chpt 16
- It says that you can never predict certain phenomena at all.
Chpt 25phenomena = observable things
- Because in fact there are great categories of phenomena that are inherently unpredictable.
Chpt 25
- "Modesty forbids me," Malcolm said, "from telling you the details of a phenomenon named after me."
Chpt 38phenomenon = something that exists and is of special interest
- But the phenomenon happens to be particularly well documented in frogs.
Chpt 48
- What phenomenon is that?
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Definition:
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(phenomenon) something that exists or happened -- especially something of special interest -- sometimes someone or something that is extraordinaryeditor's notes: "Phenomenons" and "phenomena" are both appropriate plural forms of this noun. "Phenomena" is generally used in scientific or philosophical contexts.