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observation

[ob-zur-vey-shuhn]

noun

  1. an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.

  2. an act or instance of regarding attentively or watching.

  3. the faculty or habit of observing or noticing.

    Synonyms:
  4. notice.

    to escape a person's observation.

  5. an act or instance of viewing or noting a fact or occurrence for some scientific or other special purpose.

    the observation of blood pressure under stress.

  6. the information or record secured by such an act.

  7. something that is learned in the course of observing things.

    My observation is that such clouds mean a storm.

  8. a remark, comment, or statement based on what one has noticed or observed.

    Synonyms: ,
  9. the condition of being observed.

  10. Navigation.

    1. the measurement of the altitude or azimuth of a heavenly body for navigational purposes.

    2. the information obtained by such a measurement.

  11. Obsolete.observance, as of the law.



observation

/ ˌɒəˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act of observing or the state of being observed

  2. a comment or remark

  3. detailed examination of phenomena prior to analysis, diagnosis, or interpretation

    the patient was under observation

  4. the facts learned from observing

  5. an obsolete word for observance

  6. nautical

    1. a sight taken with an instrument to determine the position of an observer relative to that of a given heavenly body

    2. the data so taken

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • nonobservation noun
  • preobservation noun
  • reobservation noun
  • self-observation noun
  • ˌDzˈپDzԲ adjective
  • ˌDzˈپDzԲly adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of observation1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin Dzپō-, stem of Dzپō “attention, inspection, surveillance,” from Dz(ܲ) “watched” (past participle of Dz “to watch, regard, attend to”; observe ) + -ion
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Example Sentences

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Although doctors recommended he stay at least overnight for observation, he insisted he felt fine and needed to get back to work.

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Bill, your observations as a Parkinson’s suffer truly hit the mark and deeply resonated with me.

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What observations do you have about her personal life?

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It hasn’t been violent enough to warrant that observation.

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And one final observation - just because of its scale.

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