physical phenomenon

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   a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy

   Broadernatural phenomenon

   Narroweracoustic phenomenonatmospheric phenomenonboundary layerchaosclouddecalescenceelectrical phenomenonelectricityenergypower

Questions about physical phenomenon

What does physical phenomenon mean?

physical phenomenon means "a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy".

Is physical phenomenon a common word?

physical phenomenon is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.