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observation

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ob·ser·va·tion  (bzr-vshn)
n.
1.
a. The act or faculty of observing.
b. The fact of being observed.
2.
a. The act of noting and recording something, such as a phenomenon, with instruments.
b. The result or record of such notation: a meteorological observation.
3. A comment or remark. See Synonyms at comment.
4. An inference or a judgment that is acquired from or based on observing.

obser·vation·al adj.
obser·vation·al·ly adv.

observation
Noun
1. the act of watching or the state of being watched
2. a comment or remark
3. detailed examination of something before analysis, diagnosis, or interpretation: you may be admitted to hospital for observation and rest
4. the facts learned from observing
5. the ability to notice things: she has good powers of observation
observational adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.observationobservation - the act of making and recording a measurement
measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
radio observation - an observation made with a radio telescope
2.observation - the act of observing; taking a patient look
looking, looking at, look - the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"
monitoring - the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it); "the monitoring of enemy communications plays an important role in war times"
sighting - the act of observing; "several sightings of enemy troops were reported"
stargazing - observation of the stars
3.observation - a remark expressing careful consideration
comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
4.observation - facts learned by observing; "he reported his observations to the mayor"
fact - a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case"
scientific fact - an observation that has been confirmed repeatedly and is accepted as true (although its truth is never final)
5.observation - the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police"
attending, attention - the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
mind - attention; "don't pay him any mind"
remark - explicit notice; "it passed without remark"

observation
noun 4. (with of) observance of, attention to, compliance with, notice of, honouring of, adherence to, fulfilment of, discharge of, heeding of, carrying out of
Translations

observation [ɔbzəˈveɪʃən] n (MED) → observación f;
(by police etc) → vigilancia
observation [ɔbzəˈveɪʃən] nobservation f;
(by police etc) → surveillance f
observation [ɔbzəˈveɪʃən] n (= remark) → Bemerkung f (= act of observing), (Med) → Beobachtung f;
she's in hospital under observation → sie ist zur Beobachtung im Krankenhaus
observation [ɔbzəˈveɪʃən] nosservazione f;
(by police etc) → sorveglianza

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My observation persuades me (I do not like to venture beyond my own personal observation,) that the upper classes of Naples possess those traits of character.
He has the power of observation and that of deduction.
After an hour's observation they retreated, no less wise, it is thought, than when they had come.
 
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