ALL meanings of observation
ob·ser·va·tion
O o - noun observation an act or instance of noticing or perceiving. 1
- noun observation an act or instance of regarding attentively or watching. 1
- noun observation the faculty or habit of observing or noticing. 1
- noun observation notice: to escape a person's observation. 1
- noun observation 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. 1
- noun observation the information or record secured by such an act. 1
- noun observation something that is learned in the course of observing things: My observation is that such clouds mean a storm. 1
- noun observation a remark, comment, or statement based on what one has noticed or observed. 1
- noun observation the condition of being observed. 1
- noun observation Navigation. the measurement of the altitude or azimuth of a heavenly body for navigational purposes. the information obtained by such a measurement. 1
- noun observation Obsolete. observance, as of the law. 1
- noun observation The action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information. 1
- noun observation act of watching 1
- noun observation sth noted, comment 1
- noun observation perception 1
- noun observation close medical attention 1
- noun observation police watch, custody 1
- adjective observation for observing 0
- uncountable noun observation Observation is the action or process of carefully watching someone or something. 0
- countable noun observation An observation is something that you have learned by seeing or watching something and thinking about it. 0
- countable noun observation If a person makes an observation, they make a comment about something or someone, usually as a result of watching how they behave. 0
- uncountable noun observation Observation is the ability to pay a lot of attention to things and to notice more about them than most people do. 0
- noun observation the act of observing or the state of being observed 0
- noun observation a comment or remark 0
- noun observation detailed examination of phenomena prior to analysis, diagnosis, or interpretation 0
- noun observation the facts learned from observing 0
- noun observation a sight taken with an instrument to determine the position of an observer relative to that of a given heavenly body 0
- noun observation the data so taken 0
- noun observation observance, as of laws, customs, etc. 0
- noun observation the act, practice, or power of noticing 0
- noun observation something noticed 0
- noun observation the fact of being seen or noticed 0
- noun observation the act or practice of noting and recording facts and events, as for some scientific study 0
- noun observation the data so noted and recorded 0
- noun observation a comment or remark based on something observed 0
- noun observation the act of determining the altitude of the sun, a star, etc., in order to find a ship's position at sea 0
- noun observation the result obtained 0