supervention
noun1
An act, process, or instance of supervening
- in the solid substance of the stone; […]this compact and ponderous body was made stony, by the supervention of some petrescent liquor upon porous earth1672, Robert Boyle, Origin and Virtues of Gems:
› An act, process, or instance of supervening:
2
Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences Synonym of supervenience.
- The poor visibility of a dark celestial body follows from its nonradiative character by supervention.
3
Uncommon Synonym of supersession.
- Related terms
- convention, supervenient