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observation
English
Etymology
From Middle English observacion, borrowed from Middle French observacion. Also a borrowing from French observation and a learned borrowing from Latin observ?ti?(n-).Morphologically observe +? -ation
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??bz??ve??(?)n/
- (General American) enPR: ?b'z?r-v??sh?n, -v?sh?n, IPA(key): /??bz??ve???n/, /-?ve??n?/
- Rhymes: -e???n
- Hyphenation: ob?ser?va?tion
Noun
observation (countable and uncountable, plural observations)
- The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)
- The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.
- A remark or comment.
- 1734, Alexander Pope, Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men
- To observations which ourselves we make / We grow more partial for the observer's sake.
- 1734, Alexander Pope, Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men
- A judgement based on observing.
- Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the observation of it in such circumstances.
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- A regime under which a subject is routinely observed.
- Philosophically as: the phenomenal presence of human being existence.
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See also
- observation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin observ?ti?. Synchronically analysable as observer +? -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p.s??.va.sj??/
Noun
observation f (plural observations)
- observation
Further reading
- “observation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
observation (plural observationes)
- observation (something that has been observed)
- observation (act or process of observing)
- observation (regime under which a subject is routinely observed)
observation From the web:
- what observations did darwin make
- what observations characterize solar maximum
- what observation is the man in this comic making
- what observation led researchers to propose
- what observation did this geocentric model
- what did charles darwin observe
- what did darwin discover
- what did darwin research
reflection
English
Alternative forms
- reflexion
Etymology
From Middle French reflexion, reflection, and its source Late Latin reflexio, from the participle stem of reflectere. The current spelling is influenced by reflect.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???fl?k??n/
- Hyphenation: re?flec?tion
- Rhymes: -?k??n
Noun
reflection (countable and uncountable, plural reflections)
- The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
- The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
- Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
- Careful thought or consideration.
- An implied criticism.
- (computing) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
- (anatomy) The folding of a part; a fold.
Derived terms
Related terms
- reflect
- reflective
- reflector
Translations
See also
- refraction
- diffraction
reflection From the web:
- what reflection means
- what reflection and refraction
- what reflection produces this image
- what reflection paper means
- what reflection of light
- what reflection paper
- what reflection symmetry
- what reflection model
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