observation is a Noun
[1] The act or the faculty of observing or taking notice; the act of seeing, or of fixing the mind upon, anything. My observation, which very seldom lies. Shak.
[2] The result of an act, or of acts, of observing; view; reflection; conclusion; judgment. In matters of human prudence, we shall find the greatest advantage in making wise observations on our conduct. I. Watts.
[3] Hence: An expression of an opinion or judgment upon what one has observed; a remark. "That`s a foolish observation." Shak. To observations which ourselves we make We grow more partial for the observer`s sake. Pope.
[4] Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance. [Obs.] We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the observation of it in such circumstances. Jer. Taylor.
[5] The act of recognizing and noting some fact or occurrence in nature, as an aurora, a corona, or the structure of an animal.
[6] Specifically, the act of measuring, with suitable instruments, some magnitude, as the time of an occultation, with a clock; the right ascension of a star, with a transit instrument and clock; the sun`s altitude, or the distance of the moon from a star, with a sextant; the temperature, with a thermometer, etc.
[7] The information so acquired.
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