Observation
21observation — noun 1 examination ADJECTIVE ▪ careful, close, detailed ▪ direct, first hand ▪ systematic ▪ casual …
22observation — ob|ser|va|tion W3 [ˌɔbzəˈveıʃən US ˌa:bzər ] n 1.) [U and C] the process of watching something or someone carefully for a period of time observation of ▪ Bloomfield s approach to linguistics was based on observation of the language. ▪ He spent… …
23observation */*/*/ — UK [ˌɒbzə(r)ˈveɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms observation : singular observation plural observations 1) [uncountable] the process of watching someone or something carefully, in order to find something out She s been admitted to… …
24observation — ob|ser|va|tion [ ,abzər veıʃn ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the process of watching someone or something carefully, in order to find something out: She s been admitted to the hospital for observation. observation of: a detailed observation of the birds …
25Observation — Überwachung ist die zielgerichtete Beobachtung und Informationserhebung von Objekten, Personen oder Gegenständen. Auf die Überwachung von Personen gerichtet spricht man auch von Observation. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Einführung 2 Überwachung von… …
26observation — [[t]ɒ̱bzə(r)ve͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] observations 1) N UNCOUNT Observation is the action or process of carefully watching someone or something. ...careful observation of the movement of the planets... In hospital she ll be under observation all the time.… …
27observation — noun 1 (C, U) the process of watching something or someone carefully for a period of time: a study based on detailed observation of a group of 20 patients | a result of scientific observation | under observation (=being watched continuously by… …
28observation — observance, observation These two words correspond to different branches in meaning of the verb observe (‘to see or notice’ and ‘to follow or adhere to’). Observance is the word normally used in connection with respecting rules, carrying out… …
29observation — I. noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin observation , observatio, from observare Date: 1535 1. a. an act or instance of observing a custom, rule, or law b. observance 3 2. a. an act of recognizing and noting a fact or occurrence often… …
30observation — /ob zerr vay sheuhn/, n. 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. 4. notice: to escape a person s observation. 5. an act or… …