OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4230

observation

/ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃn̩/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
observación • observancia • vigilancia
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…
The physics of elementary particles in the 20th century was distinguished by the observation of particles whose existence had been predicted by theorists sometimes decades earlier.
anotación • observación • registro
The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.
comentario • observación
A remark or comment.
That's a foolish observation.
To observations which ourselves we make / We grow more partial for the observer's sake.
juicio • parecer
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…
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