physical phenomenon
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈfɪzɪkəl ˌfɛnəˈmɛnən/
- Specialized
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fenómeno físico
- Other applications, however, are challenging limits both of device performance and of our knowledge of the physical phenomena governing reliability.
- understand physical phenomena
- analyze physical phenomena
- variety of physical phenomena
So in other words, I'm asking the question, can we view intelligence as a physical phenomenon?
- So in other words, I'm asking the question, can we view intelligence as a physical phenomenon?
- And I think what she tries to argue is, no, we just need to come up with theories that are just really good at predicting physical phenomena.
Examples
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The aurora borealis is a spectacular physical phenomenon that lights up the Arctic sky.
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Their book encourages students to get direct experience with physical phenomena.
Academic text (1996) -
Then what we saw tonight was a physical phenomenon.
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Music is indeed a physical phenomenon; without the presence of sound, music simply would not exist.
Academic text (2001) -
Novel physical phenomena may yet emerge with detailed study and the development of new techniques.
Academic text (1998) -
Real-world physical phenomena are sampled and converted into digital numeric values that can be processed by a computer.
Academic text (2014) -
Software that analyzes multiple physical phenomena like fluid flow and electrostatics helps mechanical and electrical engineers collaborate with greater ease.
Academic text (2003) -
Engineers use analysis software to simulate a variety of physical phenomena, such as nonlinear geometric or material simulations.
Academic text (2001) -
During the experiment, we observed several interesting physical phenomena that illustrated the principles of motion.
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The documentary explained various physical phenomena, including earthquakes and their effects on buildings.
Synonyms
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An event in nature not caused by people
How Common
256
3.6
4
1.0
- Specialized
1
4.4
285
2.8
582
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'phenomenon' = an observable event and 'physical' = relating to matter/energy, so the phrase denotes an observable event involving physical properties. This is a straightforward noun phrase pattern that is cross-linguistically common and should be predictable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Physical phenomenon comes from two words: physical meaning things of matter or energy you can see or measure, and phenomenon meaning something that appears or happens. Think of a rainbow or thunder, events you can observe in nature that happen because of light, water, or air. That's why the phrase means 'a natural event you can see or measure'.