EPIPHENOMENON


Meaning of EPIPHENOMENON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈnä-mə-ˌnän, -nən ]

noun

( plural epi·phe·nom·e·na -ˌnä, -nə)

Date: circa 1706

: a secondary phenomenon accompanying another and caused by it ; specifically : a secondary mental phenomenon that is caused by and accompanies a physical phenomenon but has no causal influence itself

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.