Phenomenon

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  1. mechanical phenomenon
    a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects
    These are themselves sometimes understood as involving qualia.

    [edit] Mechanical phenomenaA mechanical phenomenon is the use of applied mechanics to study the motion or equilibrium of objects related to a physical phenomenon.[3]
  2. interrelate
    place into a mutual relationship
    Phenomenon and noumenon serve as interrelated technical terms in Kant's philosophy.
  3. noumenon
    the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception
    The term came into its modern philosophical usage through Immanuel Kant, who contrasted it with noumenon (for which he used the term "Ding an sich", or "thing-in-itself") or Absolute.
  4. physical phenomenon
    a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
    These are themselves sometimes understood as involving qualia.

    [edit] Mechanical phenomenaA mechanical phenomenon is the use of applied mechanics to study the motion or equilibrium of objects related to a physical phenomenon.[3]
  5. iridescence
    the visual property of having lustrous, varying colors
    Play-of-color, labradorescence, iridescence, adularescence, chatoyancy, asterism, aventurescence, lustre and color change are all phenomena of this type.

    [edit] Use in philosophyIn philosophy, the use of the word phenomenon differs from other uses in that it refers to perceived events.
  6. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
    Attitudes and events particular to a group may have effects beyond the group, and either be adapted by the larger society, or seen as aberrant, being punished or shunned.
  7. asterism
    a cluster of stars
    Play-of-color, labradorescence, iridescence, adularescence, chatoyancy, asterism, aventurescence, lustre and color change are all phenomena of this type.

    [edit] Use in philosophyIn philosophy, the use of the word phenomenon differs from other uses in that it refers to perceived events.
  8. organism
    a living thing that can act or function independently
    Biomechanics is the study of the mechanics of living organisms; examples of biomechanic include the mechanics of the digestive tract,[4] the mechanics of swallowing,[5] animal locomotion and the mechanics of sex.


    [edit] Group and Social phenomenaGroup phenomena concerns the behavior of a particular group of individual entities, usually organisms and most especially people.
  9. usage
    the act of employing
    In popular usage, a phenomenon often refers to an extraordinary event.
  10. locomotion
    the power or ability to move
    Biomechanics is the study of the mechanics of living organisms; examples of biomechanic include the mechanics of the digestive tract,[4] the mechanics of swallowing,[5] animal locomotion and the mechanics of sex.


    [edit] Group and Social phenomenaGroup phenomena concerns the behavior of a particular group of individual entities, usually organisms and most especially people.
  11. pendulum
    an apparatus in which an object is mounted to swing freely
    For example, in physics, a phenomenon may be a feature of matter, energy, or spacetime, such as Isaac Newton's observations of the moon's orbit and of gravity, or Galileo Galilei's observations of the motion of a pendulum.[2]
  12. subjective
    taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
    Social Phenomena apply especially to organisms and people in that subjective states are implicit in the term.
  13. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
    Social Phenomena apply especially to organisms and people in that subjective states are implicit in the term.
  14. equilibrium
    a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
    These are themselves sometimes understood as involving qualia.

    [edit] Mechanical phenomenaA mechanical phenomenon is the use of applied mechanics to study the motion or equilibrium of objects related to a physical phenomenon.[3]
  15. shun
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
    Attitudes and events particular to a group may have effects beyond the group, and either be adapted by the larger society, or seen as aberrant, being punished or shunned.
Created on Wed Feb 09 10:09:17 EST 2011

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