Main entry: event
Definition: something that happens at a given place and time
Main entry: effect, consequence, event, issue, result, outcome, upshot
Definition: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Usage: the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise; his decision had depressing consequences for business; he acted very wise after the event
Main entry: event
Definition: a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
Definition: a special set of circumstances
Usage: in that event, the first possibility is excluded; it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled