causation C2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /kɔˈzeɪ.ʃən/ UK /kɔːˈzeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #69134 Meanings 1 noun The act or agency by which an effect is produced. Aristotle's views led him to try to describe the kind of causation by which vision is produced, instead of the laws by which it is exercised; and the attempt consisted, as in other subjects, of indistinct principles, and ill-combined facts. 2 noun the act of causing something to happen 3 noun The act of causing. 4 noun Cause and effect, considered as a system. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · the act of causing... causing 4 noun · cause and effect,... causality Word family Derived forms causationalcausationismcausationistnoncausation Related forms aetiologyetiology Etymology From cause + -ation. Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # causation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kɔˈzeɪ.ʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /kɔːˈzeɪ.ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 69134 ## Meanings 1. The act or agency by which an effect is produced. 2. the act of causing something to happen 3. The act of causing. 4. Cause and effect, considered as a system. ## Examples - Aristotle's views led him to try to describe the kind of causation by which vision is produced, instead of the laws by which it is exercised; and the attempt consisted, as in other subjects, of indistinct principles, and ill-combined facts. ## Derived Forms - causational - causationism - causationist - noncausation ## Related Forms - aetiology - etiology ## Etymology From cause + -ation. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown