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US
/iˈvɛnt, ɪˈvɛnt/
]
[ UK /ɪvˈɛnt/ ]
[ UK /ɪvˈɛnt/ ]
NOUN
-
a special set of circumstances
in that event, the first possibility is excluded
it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled -
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
he acted very wise after the event
his decision had depressing consequences for business - something that happens at a given place and time
- a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
How To Use event In A Sentence
- He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.
- They are essential atmospheric cladding which prevents the earth from becoming a frozen planet.
- In order to prevent the pipe buckling at the sagbend a horizontal tension was applied to the pipe by tensioners situated on the deck of the vessel.
- Several events of fulminating epidemic disease broke out since 1999, which often caused 100% mortality of abalone Haliotis drversicotor aquatilis farmed in Fujian and Guangdong coasts.
- A time-lapse camera recorded the entire event, compressing it into a 100-minute film that became a work in its own right.
- The chops should be cooked over moderate heat to prevent excessive charring.
- When things break, it's not the actual breaking that prevents them from getting back together again. It's because a little piece gets lost - the two remaining ends couldn't fit together even if they wanted to. The whole shape has changed. John Green
- The lower opening is formed by the twelfth thoracic vertebra behind, by the eleventh and twelfth ribs at the sides, and in front by the cartilages of the tenth, ninth, eighth, and seventh ribs, which ascend on either side and form an angle, the subcostal angle, into the apex of which the xiphoid process projects. II. Osteology. 4. The Thorax
- The Subaru then veered across the road and hit a telegraph pole, eventually becoming lodged between the pole and a tree.
- It had begun the seventies with the declared intention of contributing 0.7 percent of the gross national product in official aid.
