observation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   facts learned by observing

   I reported my observations to the mayor.

2. 2
   noun

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

   But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud,[…]. We began to tell her about Mohair and the cotillon, and of our point of observation from the Florentine galleried porch, and she insisted she would join us there.

3. 3
   noun

   A remark or comment.

   That's a foolish observation.

4. 4
   noun

   A judgement based on observing.

   This hypothesis goes by many names, including group resistence, the threshold effect, and the gender paradox. Because the hypothesis holds such wide appeal, it is worth revisiting the logic behind it. The hypothesis is built on the factual observation that fewer females than males act antisocially.

5. 5
   noun

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

   We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the observation of it in such circumstances.

6. 6
   noun

   the act of observing

7. 7
   noun

   the act of making and recording a measurement

8. 8
   noun

   the act of noticing or paying attention

Etymology

From Middle English observacion, borrowed from Middle French observacion. Also a borrowing from French observation and a learned borrowing from Latin observātiō(n-). Morphologically observe + -ation.