| NOUN | act | observation | the act of making and recording a measurement |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | observation, observance, watching | the act of observing / observing | |
| communication | observation, reflection, reflexion | a remark expressing careful consideration | |
| cognition | observation | facts learned by observing | |
| cognition | observation, notice, observance | the act of noticing or paying attention |
| Sounds | aa.bzervey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of making and recording a measurement. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | radio observation | An observation made with a radio telescope |
| Broader | measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration | The act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule |
| Spanish | observación | |
| Catalan | observació | |
| Verbs | observe | stick to correctly or closely |
| observe | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of | |
| Meaning | The act of observing / observing; taking a patient look. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | observance, watching | |
| Narrower | monitoring | The act of observing / observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it) |
| sighting | The act of observing / observing | |
| stargazing | observation of the stars | |
| Broader | look, looking, looking at | The act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually |
| Spanish | acechanza, acecho, atisbadura, atisbo, observación, observancia, vigilancia | |
| Catalan | aguait, esguard, observació | |
| Verbs | observe | stick to correctly or closely |
| observe | watch / watch attentively | |
| observe | observe with care or pay close attention to | |
| observe | follow with the eyes or the mind | |
| Meaning | A remark expressing careful consideration. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | reflection, reflexion | |
| Instances | Parkinson's law | C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that the number of subordinates in an organization will increase linearly regardless of the amount of work to be done |
| Parkinson's law | C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that work will expand so as to fill the time available for its completion | |
| Broader | remark, comment, input | A statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information |
| Spanish | idea, pensamiento, razonamiento, reflexión | |
| Catalan | idea, pensament, raonament, reflexió | |
| Verbs | observe | stick to correctly or closely |
| observe | watch / watch attentively | |
| observe | observe with care or pay close attention to | |
| observe | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of | |
| observe | follow with the eyes or the mind | |
| Meaning | facts learned by observing. | |
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| Example | "he reported his observations to the mayor" | |
| Narrower | scientific fact | An observation that has been confirmed repeatedly and is accepted as true (although its truth is never / never final) |
| Broader | fact | A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred |
| Spanish | observación | |
| Catalan | observació | |
| Verbs | observe | stick to correctly or closely |
| observe | watch / watch attentively | |
| observe | observe with care or pay close attention to | |
| observe | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of | |
| observe | follow with the eyes or the mind | |
| Meaning | The act of noticing or paying attention. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | notice, observance | |
| Narrower | mind | Attention |
| remark | explicit notice | |
| Broader | attention, attending | The process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others |
| Spanish | atención, observación, observancia | |
| Catalan | atenció | |
| Verbs | observe | stick to correctly or closely |
| observe | make mention of | |
| observe | watch / watch attentively | |
| observe | observe with care or pay close attention to | |
| observe | follow with the eyes or the mind | |
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