supervention noun3 •An act, process, or instance of superveningin the solid substance of the stone; […]this compact and ponderous body was made stony, by the supervention of some petrescent liquor upon porous earth — 1672 •Synonym of supervenience.The poor visibility of a dark celestial body follows from its nonradiative character by supervention. •Synonym of supersession. formssuperventions