different between ajax vs navigation

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?.d?æks/

Etymology 1

Possibly from adjacent.

Preposition

ajax

1. (Polari) Nearby, over there

Etymology 2

Humorous respelling of a jakes.

Noun

ajax (plural not attested)

1. (now rare, historical) A toilet.
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, III.13:

     I say this much of this action, that it is requisite we should remit the same unto certaine prescribed night-houres, and by custome (as I have done) force and subject our selves unto it; But not (as I have done), growing in yeeres, strictly tie himselfe to the care of a particular convenient place, and of a commodious Ajax or easie close-stoole for that purpose, and make it troublesome with long sitting and nice observation.

Etymology 3

Phonetic similarity to ace jack.

Noun

ajax (plural not attested)

1. (poker slang) An ace and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.

References

• Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ?ISBN

Anagrams

• JAXA

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French navigation, from Latin n?vig?ti?nem, accusative singular of n?vig?ti? (“sailing, navigation”), from n?vig?tus, perfect passive participle of n?vig? (“sail”).Morphologically navigate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /næv???e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

navigation (usually uncountable, plural navigations)

1. (uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship or (colloquially) road vehicle.
2. (uncountable) Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping.
3. (countable) A canal.

Derived terms

• navigation light
• radionavigation

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin n?vig?ti?nem, accusative singular of n?vig?ti? (“sailing, navigation”), from n?vig?tus, perfect passive participle of n?vig? (“sail”). Surface etymology is naviguer +? -tion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.vi.?a.sj??/

Noun

navigation f (plural navigations)

1. navigation

Related terms

• naviguer

Further reading

• “navigation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin n?vig?ti?, attested from 1680.

Noun

navigation c (uncountable)

1. navigation

Declension

References