observation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of making and recording a measurement
Types & categories
- measurement hypernym
- radio observation hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the act of observing; taking a patient look
Types & categories
- looking hypernym
- monitoring hyponym
- sighting hyponym
- stargazing hyponym
Related & opposite
- keep derivation
- take note derivation
- look on derivation
- observe derivation
- watch over derivation
Sense 3 noun
a remark expressing careful consideration
Types & categories
- remark hypernym
- Parkinson's law instance hyponym
- Parkinson's law instance hyponym
Related & opposite
- keep derivation
- take note derivation
- notice derivation
- observe derivation
- watch over derivation
Sense 4 noun
facts learned by observing
he reported his observations to the mayor
Types & categories
- fact hypernym
- scientific fact hyponym
Related & opposite
- keep derivation
- take note derivation
- notice derivation
- observe derivation
- watch over derivation
Sense 5 noun
the act of noticing or paying attention
he escaped the notice of the police
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- keep derivation
- note derivation
- acknowledge derivation
- note derivation
- take note derivation
- notice derivation
- observe derivation
- watch over derivation
- observant derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | keep |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | notice |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | measurement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | radio observation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | keep |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | take note |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | look on |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | observe |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | watch over |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | looking |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | monitoring |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sighting |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stargazing |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | keep |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | take note |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | notice |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | observe |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | watch over |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | remark |
| 3 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Parkinson's law |
| 3 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Parkinson's law |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | keep |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | take note |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | notice |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | observe |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | watch over |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | fact |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | scientific fact |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | keep |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | note |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | acknowledge |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | note |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | take note |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | notice |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | observe |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | watch over |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | observant |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | attention |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | mind |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | remark |