phe·nom·e·na (f -n m  -n)n. Plural of phenomenon. |
phenomena [fɪˈnɒmɪnə]
n
a plural of phenomenon
phenomena
- cosmology - The study of the world as a totality of all phenomena in space and time.
- noology - The science of intuition and reason as phenomena of the mind.
- ontology, phenomenology - Ontology is the branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature or essence of being or existence, the opposite of phenomenology, the science of phenomena.
- second nature - Originally Latin secundum naturam, "according to nature," it is from Aristotelian philosophy and contrasts with phenomena that are super naturam ("above nature," such as God's grace), extra naturam ("outside nature"), supra naturam ("beyond nature," such as miracles), or contra naturam ("against nature").
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