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EVENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something that happens at a given place and time
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("event" is a kind of...):
psychological feature (a feature of the mental life of a living organism)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "event"):
zap (a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact)
make-up; makeup (an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event)
migration ((chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule)
miracle (a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent)
social event (an event characteristic of persons forming groups)
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
nonevent (an anticipated event that turns out to be far less significant than was expected)
might-have-been (an event that could have occurred but never did)
group action (action taken by a group of people)
act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)
Instance hyponyms:
Fall (the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Example:
he acted very wise after the event
Synonyms:
consequence; effect; event; issue; outcome; result; upshot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("event" is a kind of...):
phenomenon (any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "event"):
harvest (the consequence of an effort or activity)
impact; wallop (a forceful consequence; a strong effect)
influence (the effect of one thing (or person) on another)
knock-on effect (a secondary or incidental effect)
branch; offset; offshoot; outgrowth (a natural consequence of development)
product (a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances)
placebo effect (any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs)
position effect ((genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome)
repercussion; reverberation (a remote or indirect consequence of some action)
response (a result)
fallout; side effect (any adverse and unwanted secondary effect)
spillover ((economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure)
domino effect (the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall))
dent (an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening))
Coriolis effect ((physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere)
coattails effect ((politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party)
change (the result of alteration or modification)
by-product; byproduct (a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence)
butterfly effect (the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago)
brisance (the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion)
bandwagon effect (the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity)
aftermath; backwash; wake (the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event))
aftereffect (any result that follows its cause after an interval)
materialisation; materialization; offspring (something that comes into existence as a result)
Derivation:
eventuate (come out in the end)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("event" is a kind of...):
physical phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)
Domain category:
Einstein's theory of relativity; relativity; relativity theory; theory of relativity ((physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A special set of circumstances
Example:
it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled
Synonyms:
case; event
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("event" is a kind of...):
circumstance (a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity)
Context examples:
However, ULX-4 might not be a one-off event.
(NASA Satellite Spots a Mystery That's Gone in a Flash, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Such events can be intervention related, dose related, route related, patient related, or caused by an interaction with another drug(s) or procedure(s).
(Adverse event, NCI Thesaurus)
See also serious adverse event, serious adverse experience.
(Adverse event, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Anne was to leave them on the morrow, an event which they all dreaded.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
Adverse events do not have to be caused by the drug or therapy, and they may be mild, moderate, or severe.
(Adverse event, NCI Dictionary)
The time delay between the adverse event and the action taken.
(Adverse Event Action Taken Relationship Delay Duration, NCI Thesaurus)
A coded value specifying the kind of action taken for the adverse event.
(Adverse Event Action Taken Relationship Type Code, NCI Thesaurus)
An indication or description that an adverse event is associated with or prolongs hospitalization.
(Adverse Event associated with Hospitalization, NCI Thesaurus)
An indication or description of an adverse event associated with a critical medical event.
(Adverse Event Associated with Serious Medical Event, NCI Thesaurus)
An adverse event resulting in death.
(Adverse Event Associated with Death, NCI Thesaurus)
