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1 ♦ observation
♦ observation /ɒbzəˈveɪʃn/n.1 [u] osservazione; studio; esame: to keep sb. under observation, tenere q. sotto (o in) osservazione; Mary is under observation at the hospital, Mary è sotto osservazione all'ospedale2 osservazione; considerazione; riflessione; commento: He made a few observations on the issue, fece alcune osservazioni sulla questione3 osservazione; rilevazione: the observation of price trends, la rilevazione dell'andamento dei prezzi4 (naut.) punto nave; altezza ( di un astro): to take an observation, fare il punto nave; prendere un'altezza● (mil.) observation aircraft, aereo da ricognizione; ricognitore □ (ferr.) observation car, carrozza belvedere; carrozza panoramica □ (mil.) observation post, osservatorio □ (astron.) observation station, osservatorio □ to escape observation, passare inosservato. -
2 observation
[ˌɒbzə'veɪʃn]1) osservazione f.to keep sb., sth. under observation — tenere qcn., qcs. sotto osservazione
under observation — med. in osservazione
2) (remark) osservazione f.* * *[ob-]1) (the act of noticing or watching: She is in hospital for observation.) osservazione2) (a remark.) osservazione* * *[ˌɒbzə'veɪʃn]1) osservazione f.to keep sb., sth. under observation — tenere qcn., qcs. sotto osservazione
under observation — med. in osservazione
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3 observation ob·ser·va·tion n
[ˌɒbzə'veɪʃ(ə)n]1) (gen) osservazione f, (of the law) osservanza2) (remark) osservazione f, commento
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under observation — phrase being watched carefully by doctors or police officers She remains under observation in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Thesaurus: crime detection and preventionhyponym Main entry: observation * * * (esp. of a patient or a suspected criminal)… … Useful english dictionary
under observation — being watched carefully by doctors or police officers She remains under observation in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary … English dictionary
under observation — being supervised; under inspection; being traced … English contemporary dictionary
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observation — noun 1 (C, U) the process of watching something or someone carefully for a period of time: a study based on detailed observation of a group of 20 patients | a result of scientific observation | under observation (=being watched continuously by… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
observation — noun 1 examination ADJECTIVE ▪ careful, close, detailed ▪ direct, first hand ▪ systematic ▪ casual … Collocations dictionary
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observation — [[t]ɒ̱bzə(r)ve͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] observations 1) N UNCOUNT Observation is the action or process of carefully watching someone or something. ...careful observation of the movement of the planets... In hospital she ll be under observation all the time.… … English dictionary
observation — I. noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin observation , observatio, from observare Date: 1535 1. a. an act or instance of observing a custom, rule, or law b. observance 3 2. a. an act of recognizing and noting a fact or occurrence often… … New Collegiate Dictionary