observation
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
observations
plural
observations
Britannica Dictionary definition of OBSERVATION
1
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a statement about something you have noticed
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a comment or remark
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I'm not criticizing that kind of clothing. I'm just making an observation about the style.
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Her constant observations about the weather bored me.
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a
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the act of careful watching and listening
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the activity of paying close attention to someone or something in order to get information
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These facts are based on close observation of the birds in the wild.
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Children learn by observation.
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The author's excellent powers of observation [=ability to notice and pay close attention to things] are evident in the book's detailed descriptions.
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The plants seem to have recovered from the disease, but they are still under observation. [=someone is watching them carefully]
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He has been under government observation [=the government has been watching him carefully] for six months.
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They're keeping him at the hospital for observation [=so that doctors can watch him carefully] for another few days.
b
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something you notice by watching and listening
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Observations made using the telescope have led to new theories.
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Some interesting observations came from the study.
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scientific observations
c
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a written or spoken report or description of something that you have noticed or studied
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He recorded his observations in a notebook.
3
[noncount]
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the act of doing what is required by a custom, rule, law, etc.
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observance
— usually + of
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observation of the law
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observational data/skills
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observation
/ˌɑːbsɚˈveɪʃən/
adjective
2
observation
/ˌɑːbsɚˈveɪʃən/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of OBSERVATION
always used before a noun
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designed to be used while watching people or things
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observation airplanes/helicopters
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an observation deck/platform/post/tower
