epiphenomenon
pronunciation
How to pronounce epiphenomenon in British English:
UK [ˌepɪfɪ'nɒmɪnən]
How to pronounce epiphenomenon in American English:
US [ˌepɪfɪ'nɒmɪnən]
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- Noun:
- a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon
Word Origin
- epiphenomenon (n.)
- "secondary symptom," 1706, from epi- + phenomenon. Plural is epiphenomena. Related: Epiphenomenal.
Example
- 1. Branched chain amino acid metabolism in heart disease : an epiphenomenon or a real culprit ?
- 2. In fact the logic of reductionism implies that our self-consciousness is really an elaborate illusion an epiphenomenon generated by some electrical shudder in the frontal cortex .