observation
English Thesaurus
1. the act of observing; taking a patient look (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | look, looking, looking at, |
| definition | : | the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | monitoring, |
| definition | : | the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sighting, |
| definition | : | the act of observing (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | stargazing, |
| definition | : | observation of the stars (noun.act) |
2. the act of making and recording a measurement (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | radio observation, |
| definition | : | an observation made with a radio telescope (noun.act) |
3. the act of noticing or paying attention (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | attending, attention, |
| definition | : | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | mind, |
| definition | : | attention (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | remark, |
| definition | : | explicit notice (noun.cognition) |
4. facts learned by observing (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | fact, |
| definition | : | a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | scientific fact, |
| definition | : | an observation that has been confirmed repeatedly and is accepted as true (although its truth is never final) (noun.cognition) |
5. a remark expressing careful consideration (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | comment, input, remark, |
| definition | : | a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | parkinson's law, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | parkinson's law, |
| definition | : | C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that work will expand so as to fill the time available for its completion (noun.communication) |
6. the act of observing; taking a patient look (noun.act)
| derivation | : | note, observe, take note, |
| definition | : | observe with care or pay close attention to (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | look on, watch, |
| definition | : | observe with attention (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | observe, |
| definition | : | watch attentively (verb.perception) |
7. the act of making and recording a measurement (noun.act)
8. the act of noticing or paying attention (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | acknowledge, notice, |
| definition | : | express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | mark, note, notice, |
| definition | : | notice or perceive (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | note, observe, take note, |
| definition | : | observe with care or pay close attention to (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | observe, |
| definition | : | watch attentively (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | observant, |
| definition | : | paying close attention especially to details (adj.all) |
9. facts learned by observing (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | note, observe, take note, |
| definition | : | observe with care or pay close attention to (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | observe, |
| definition | : | watch attentively (verb.perception) |
10. a remark expressing careful consideration (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | note, observe, take note, |
| definition | : | observe with care or pay close attention to (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | observe, |
| definition | : | watch attentively (verb.perception) |
11. the act of observing; taking a patient look (noun.act)
| derivation | : | note, observe, take note, |
| definition | : | observe with care or pay close attention to (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | look on, watch, |
| definition | : | observe with attention (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | observe, |
| definition | : | watch attentively (verb.perception) |
12. the act of making and recording a measurement (noun.act)
13. the act of noticing or paying attention (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | acknowledge, notice, |
| definition | : | express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | mark, note, notice, |
| definition | : | notice or perceive (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | note, observe, take note, |
| definition | : | observe with care or pay close attention to (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | observe, |
| definition | : | watch attentively (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | observant, |
| definition | : | paying close attention especially to details (adj.all) |
14. facts learned by observing (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | note, observe, take note, |
| definition | : | observe with care or pay close attention to (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | observe, |
| definition | : | watch attentively (verb.perception) |
15. a remark expressing careful consideration (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | note, observe, take note, |
| definition | : | observe with care or pay close attention to (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | observe, |
| definition | : | watch attentively (verb.perception) |
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