navigation

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French navigation, from Latin nāvigātiōnem, accusative singular of nāvigātiō (“sailing, navigation”), from nāvigātus, perfect passive participle of nāvigō (“sail”). Morphologically navigate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

navigation (usually uncountable, plural navigations)

1. (uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.

2. (uncountable) Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping.
3. (countable) A canal.
4. (uncountable) The act of accessing different components of the user interface of software.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nāvigātiōnem (“sailing, navigation”), from nāvigātus, perfect passive participle of nāvigō (“sail”). By surface analysis, naviguer +‎ -tion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.vi.ɡa.sjɔ̃/

Noun

navigation f (plural navigations)

1. navigation

Related terms

• naviguer

Descendants

• → Romanian: navigație
• → Turkish: navigasyon

Further reading

• “navigation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin nāvigātiō, attested from 1680.

Noun

navigation c (uncountable)

1. navigation

Declension

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