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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: attention

  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: opinion, pronouncement

  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

/ ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃən /

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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Derived Forms

  • ˌobserˈvational, adjective
  • ˌobserˈvationally, adverb
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Other Words From

  • nonob·ser·vation noun
  • preob·ser·vation noun
  • reob·ser·vation noun
  • self-obser·vation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of observation1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin observātiōn-, stem of observātiō “attention, inspection, surveillance,” from observāt(us) “watched” (past participle of observāre “to watch, regard, attend to”; observe ) + -iō -ion
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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

This hushed film is about the act of observation.

Infrared cameras monitor patients while they are in their bedrooms, and the technology is designed to measure a pulse, breathing rate and movement to confirm a patient is safe, meaning fewer one-to-one observations are needed.

From BBC

It noted that taking observations earlier and starting treatment may have "prevented the worsening" of Naomi's condition and reduced the impact on Roddy.

From BBC

With an eye for evocative imagery and piercing observations, acclaimed filmmaker Tatiana Huezo weaves together the stories of two women victimized by the collusion between government institutions and criminal organizations.

Yet while these observations about LRDs answer some questions, they also raise provocative new ones.

From Salon

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