natural event

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Noun

natural event - an event that happens

event - something that happens at a given place and time

accompaniment, concomitant, co-occurrence, attendant - an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

avalanche - a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things; "the program brought an avalanche of mail"

experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"

trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"

treat - an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight

miracle - any amazing or wonderful occurrence

marvel, wonder - something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"

thing - an event; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..."

episode - a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

contingence, contingency, eventuality - a possible event or occurrence or result

beginning - the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"

conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

one-off - a happening that occurs only once and is not repeated

periodic event, recurrent event - an event that recurs at intervals

alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"

computer error, error - (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer

chance event, fortuity, accident, stroke - anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity"

fire - the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"

incident - a single distinct event

discharge - the sudden giving off of energy

case, instance, example - an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"

motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"

success - an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs"

appearance - the event of coming into sight

destiny, fate - an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

disappearance - the event of passing out of sight

disappearance - ceasing to exist; "he regretted the disappearance of Greek from school curricula"; "what was responsible for the disappearance of the rainforest?"; "the disappearance of resistance at very low temperatures"

impinging, striking, contact - the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"

finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish"

collapse - a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; "the roof is in danger of collapse"; "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity"

break, interruption - some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"

sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"

union - the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals"

news event - a newsworthy event

flash - a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

convergence - the occurrence of two or more things coming together

juncture, occasion - an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"

flare-up, outburst, burst - a sudden intense happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"

outbreak, irruption, eruption - a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"

setback, reversal, reverse, black eye, blow - an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

References in classic literature ?

When this fainting of Athos had ceased, the comte, almost ashamed of having given way before this superior natural event, dressed himself and ordered his horse, determined to ride to Blois, to open more certain correspondences with either Africa, D'Artagnan, or Aramis.

View in context

Perceptions, says Professor Dewey, are not per se cases of knowledge, but simply natural events with no more knowledge status than (say) a shower.

View in context

In ancient times the village headman, witch doctor or shaman would see a natural event like a hurricane and say: "We have offended the Gods.

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Indeed someone has to do it, however there are a number of salient observations relevant to this natural event, apart from the undertakers' costs and so forth, plus the extortionate powers of attorney charges.

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You won't be able to see much but it is a perfectly natural event."

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"Whether it be an earthquake or a tsunami, a cyclone or floods, the risk of a natural event turning into a disaster always depends only partly on the force of the natural event itself.

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"Resignation from the government would be a natural event in these circumstances that are difficult to bear and difficult to work within", he added.

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However, it got me thinking about how prepared we would be in the face of a truly disastrous natural event. Luckily, there were no reported injuries or (thankfully) any casualties associated with the tremors in Bahrain, yet if the shaking was slightly more violent, would this still have been the case?

All shook up over earthquake

"The impacts left by the unprecedented earthquake and tsunami are still too extensive and deep to be contained." He said that Japan was working very hard to reconstruct the nation that suffered heavy damage during the catastrophic natural event.

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AT THE end of September into early October, south Liverpool hosts an annual natural event, The Descent of the Very Spotty Student.