event

event (http://definr.com/event)

     n 1: something that happens at a given place and time
     2: a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first
        possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the
        picnic will be canceled" [syn: case]
     3: (relativity theory) a phenomenon located at a single point
        in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in
        relativity theory
     4: 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"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn:
        consequence, effect, outcome, result, issue, upshot]