Word Meaning

observation definition and meaning

n. The act or the faculty of observing or taking notice; the act of seeing, or of fixing the mind upon, anything.
n. The result of an act, or of acts, of observing; view; reflection; conclusion; judgment.
n. Hence: An expression of an opinion or judgment upon what one has observed; a remark.
n. Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
n. The act of recognizing and noting some fact or occurrence in nature, as an aurora, a corona, or the structure of an animal.
n. Specifically, the act of measuring, with suitable instruments, some magnitude, as the time of an occultation, with a clock; the right ascension of a star, with a transit instrument and clock; the sun's altitude, or the distance of the moon from a star, with a sextant; the temperature, with a thermometer, etc.
n. The information so acquired.

Crossword clues for observation

- Airport area, ... deck
- Ascertainment
- Being watched, under ...
- Comment
- Comment on surveillance
- Inspection
- Remark on inspection
- Surveillance
- vagueness