epiphenomenon

== English == === Etymology === From epi- (prefix meaning ‘above, on, over; in addition to’) +‎ phenomenon. Phenomenon is derived from Late Latin phaenomenon (“appearance”), from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon, “thing that appears in one’s view; appearance; phenomenon”), a noun use of the neuter singular form of φαινόμενος (phainómenos), the present middle or passive participle of φαίνω (phaínō, “to cause to appear; to reveal, show, uncover; to expound”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to glow with light, to shine”). === Pronunciation === Singular: (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛpɪfəˈnɒmɪnən/, /-fɪ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛpəfəˈnɑməˌnɑn/, /-nən/ Hyphenation: epi‧phe‧no‧me‧non Plural epiphenomena: (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛpɪfəˈnɒmɪnə/, /-fɪ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛpəfəˈnɑmənə/ Hyphenation: epi‧phe‧no‧me‧na === Noun === epiphenomenon (plural epiphenomena or (nonstandard) epiphenomenons) An activity, process, or state that is the result of another; a by-product, a consequence. Synonyms: by-product, unintended consequence, side effect (philosophy, psychology) A mental process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system. (pathology) A symptom that develops during the course of a disease that is not connected to the disease. ==== Alternative forms ==== epiphaenomenon (rare) epiphænomenon (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== epiphenomenal epiphenomenalism epiphenomenalist epiphenomenalistic epiphenomenalize ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === epiphenomenon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia