different between phenomenon vs sensation
phenomenon
English
Alternative forms
- phaenomenon, phænomenon (archaic)
- phainomenon (archaic, academic, or technical)
- phœnomenon (hypercorrect, obsolete)
Etymology
From Late Latin phaenomenon (“appearance”), from Ancient Greek ?????????? (phainómenon, “thing appearing to view”), neuter present middle participle of ????? (phaín?, “I show”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /f??n?m?n?n/, /f??n?m?n?n/
- (US) IPA(key): /f??n?m?n?n/, /f??n?m?n?n/
Noun
phenomenon (plural phenomena or (nonstandard) phenomenons or phenomenon)
- A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
- 1900, Andrew Lang, The Making of Religion, ch. 1:
- The Indians, making a hasty inference from a trivial phenomenon, arrived unawares at a probably correct conclusion.
- 2007, "Ask the Experts: Hurricanes," USA Today, 7 Nov. (retrieved 16 Jan. 2009):
- Hurricanes are a meteorological phenomenon.
- 1900, Andrew Lang, The Making of Religion, ch. 1:
- (by extension) A knowable thing or event (eg by inference, especially in science)
- A kind or type of phenomenon (sense 1 or 2)
- Appearance; a perceptible aspect of something that is mutable.
- 1662, Thomas Salusbury (translator), Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World, First Day:
- I verily believe that in the Moon there are no rains, for if Clouds should gather in any part thereof, as they do about the Earth, they would thereupon hide from our sight some of those things, which we with the Telescope behold in the Moon, and in a word, would some way or other change its Phœnomenon.
- 1662, Thomas Salusbury (translator), Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World, First Day:
- A fact or event considered very unusual, curious, or astonishing by those who witness it.
- 1816, Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary—Volume I, ch. 18:
- 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.
- 1816, Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary—Volume I, ch. 18:
- A wonderful or very remarkable person or thing.
- 1839, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, ch. 23:
- "This, sir," said Mr Vincent Crummles, bringing the maiden forward, "this is the infant phenomenon—Miss Ninetta Crummles."
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, "The Phantom Rickshaw":
- But, all the same, you're a phenomenon, and as queer a phenomenon as you are a blackguard.
- 1839, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, ch. 23:
- (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).
- 1900, S. Tolver Preston, "Comparison of Some Views of Spencer and Kant," Mind, vol. 9, no. 34, p. 234:
- Every "phenomenon" must be, at any rate, partly subjective or dependent on the subject.
- 1912, Roy Wood Sellars, "Is There a Cognitive Relation?" The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods, vol. 9, no. 9, p. 232:
- The Kantian phenomenon is the real as we are compelled to think it.
- 1900, S. Tolver Preston, "Comparison of Some Views of Spencer and Kant," Mind, vol. 9, no. 34, p. 234:
Usage notes
- The universal, common, modern spelling of this term is phenomenon. Of the alternative forms listed above, phaenomenon, phænomenon, and phainomenon are etymologically consistent, retaining the ?? diphthong from its Ancient Greek etymon ?????????? (phainómenon); in the case of the first two, it is in the Romanised form of the Latin ae diphthong, whereas in the latter it is a direct transcription of the original Ancient Greek. The form spelt with œ has no etymological basis. All those alternative forms are pronounced identically with phenomenon and are archaic, except for phainomenon, which sees some technical use in academia and is pronounced with an initial f? ([fa?],).
- By far the most common and universally accepted plural form is the classical phenomena; the Anglicised phenomenons is also sometimes used. The plural form phenomena is frequently used in the singular, and the singular form is sometimes used in the plural. Arising from this nonstandard use, the double plurals phenomenas and phenomenae, as well as a form employing the greengrocer’s apostrophe — phenomena’s — are also seen.
Synonyms
- (observable fact or occurrence): event
- (unusual, curious, or astonishing fact or event): marvel, miracle, oddity, wonder, legend
- (wonderful person or thing): marvel, miracle, phenom, prodigy, wonder, legend
Antonyms
- (philosophy: experienced object structured by the mind): noumenon, thing-in-itself
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- phenomenon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- phenomenon in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
phenomenon From the web:
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- what phenomenon does this image demonstrate
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- what phenomenon does the diagram illustrate
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sensation
English
Etymology
From Old French, from Medieval Latin sensatio, from Latin sensus.
Pronunciation
- enPR: s?n-s?'sh?n, IPA(key): /s?n?se???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
sensation (countable and uncountable, plural sensations)
- A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
- Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.
- A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.
Hyponyms
- Thesaurus:sensation
Related terms
- sensational
- sensation fiction
- sensation novel
- sense
- sensible
- sensitive
- sensory
- sensual
Translations
Further reading
- sensation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- sensation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- sensation at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Estonians, insonates
French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin sensationem, accusative of sensatio, from Latin sensus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??.sa.sj??/
Noun
sensation f (plural sensations)
- sensation
Derived terms
- faire sensation
- sensation forte
Further reading
- “sensation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
sensation From the web:
- what sensation is related to sitting motionless
- what sensations are detected by the skin
- what sensation is influenced by the respiratory system
- what sensation does this cause
- what sensation involves chemoreceptors
- what sensations are interpreted in which lobe
- what sensation is not detected by the skin
- what sensation means
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