observations
ob-zur-VAY-shuhnz/ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃənz/UKob-zuh-VAY-shuhnz/ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃənz/
- 1Plural of observation.
The astronomer's observations confirmed the comet's predicted path.
Several observations from the field study contradicted the original theory.
Note
A plural that only the countable uses of observation will take. Remarks, judgments and recorded readings pile up as observations, whether an astronomer's or a field study's. The act of watching stays singular and uncountable, as in under observation or powers of observation. Where the meaning is keeping a rule or rite, observance and its plural observances are the clearer choice.
observations is a form of observation
observation, noun: The act of watching something or someone closely, or the condition of being watched. Full entry
- Forms
- observationobservations plural
- Spelling
- observation → observations: add -s
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