phenomenologynoun [ U ]
/fəˌnɒm.ɪˈnɒl.ə.dʒi//fəˌnɑː.məˈnɑː.lə.dʒi/specializedthe study of phenomena (= things that exist and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc.) and how we experience them:
The phenomenology of auditory experience seems to represent certain sounds as being present at certain locations.
phenomenologist
noun [ C ] uk/fəˌnɒm.ɪˈnɒl.ə.dʒɪst//fəˌnɑː.məˈnɑː.lə.dʒɪst/
Famous philosophers of the time include Heidegger, the phenomenologist.