Observation

What do we mean by observation?

The act of observing. noun

The power or faculty of observing. noun

The fact of being observed. noun

The act or process of perceiving something, such as a phenomenon, often by means of an instrument, and making a record of the resulting information. noun

The result or record of such an act or process. noun

An inference, judgment, or remark that is made by observing. noun

The act or fact of observing, and noting or fixing in the mind; a seeing and noting; notice: as, a fact that does not come under one's observation. noun

The habit or power of observing and noting: as, a man of great observation. noun

An act of scientific observing; an accurate remarking (often with measurement) of a fact directly presented to the senses, together with the conditions under which it is presented: as, a meridian observation, made by a navigator, in which he measures the sun's altitude when on the meridian for the purpose of calculating the latitude; the meteorological observations made by the Signal Service Bureau. noun

The result of such a scientific practice; the information gained by observing: as, to tabulate observations. noun

Knowledge; experience. noun

A remark, especially a remark based or professing to be based on what has been observed; an opinion expressed. noun

The fact of being seen or noticed; notice; remark: as, to escape observation; anxious to avoid observation. noun

Observance; careful attention to rule, custom, or precept, and performance of whatever is prescribed or required. noun

A rite; a ceremony; an observance. noun

Synonyms Observance, Observation. See observance. noun

Experiment, etc. See experience. noun

Note, Comment, etc. (see remark, n.), annotation. noun

The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)

The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.

A remark or comment.

A judgement based on observing.

Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.

A regime under which a subject is routinely observed.

Philosophically as: the phenomenal presence of human being existence.

Words that are spelled similarly to observation:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word observation:
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Words that rhyme with observation:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe observation:
direct, personal, careful, own, close, clinical, common, interesting, general, important, empirical, similar, further, simple, actual, accurate, visual, scientific, single, casual, systematic, keen, experimental, constant, microscopic, final, closer, latter, continuous, mere, participant, naturalistic, acute, unpublished, detailed, astronomical, objective, self, daily, ordinary, initial, critical, superficial, earlier, frequent, exact, above, immediate, minute, shrewd, behavioral, psychological, preliminary, hand, extensive, mass, strict, striking, attentive, correct, controlled, astute, curious, continued, precise, informal, patient, structured, everyday.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective observation:
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Words that sound like observation:
observation, observations, observational, operation, reservation, aberration, abberation, abberration, obviation, objurgation, observation dome, observation tower.