event

noun

1. 1

   something that happens at a given place and time

2. 2

   a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

   the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise

   his decision had depressing consequences for business

3. 3

   a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory

4. 4

   a special set of circumstances

   in that event, the first possibility is excluded

   it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled