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mi⋅gra⋅tion
[mahy-grey-shuh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | the process or act of migrating. |
| 2. | a migratory movement: preparations for the migration. |
| 3. | a number or body of persons or animals migrating together. |
| 4. | Chemistry. a movement or change of position of atoms within a molecule. |
| 5. | Physics. diffusion (def. 3a). |
dif⋅fu⋅sion
[di-fyoo-zhuhn] –noun
| 1. | act of diffusing; state of being diffused. |
| 2. | prolixity of speech or writing; discursiveness. |
| 3. | Physics.
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| 4. | Movies. a soft-focus effect resulting from placing a gelatin or silk plate in front of a studio light or a camera lens, or through the use of diffusion filters. |
| 5. | Meteorology. the spreading of atmospheric constituents or properties by turbulent motion as well as molecular motion of the air. |
| 6. | Anthropology, Sociology. the transmission of elements or features of one culture to another. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Migration
Mi*gra"tion\, n. [L. migratio: cf. F. migration.] The act of migrating.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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migration
1611, of persons, 1646 of animals, from L. migrationem (nom. migratio), from pp. stem of migrare "to move from one place to another," probably originally *migwros, from PIE *meigw- (cf. Gk. ameibein "to change"), from base *mei- "to change, go, move" (see mutable). Migrate is first attested 1697. That European birds migrate across the seas or to Asia was understood in the Middle Ages, but subsequently forgotten. Dr. Johnson held that swallows slept all winter in the beds of rivers, while the naturalist Morton (1703) stated that they migrated to the moon.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: mi·gra·tion
Pronunciation: mI-'grA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act, process, or an instance of migrating <migration ofthe upper front teeth> <migrations of the eye worm through the tissues of the body>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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migration mi·gra·tion (mī-grā'shən)
n.
- The moving from place to place, as of disease symptoms.
- See diapedesis.
- The movement of a tooth or teeth out of normal position.
- The movement of one or more atoms from one position to another within a molecule.
- The movement of ions between electrodes during electrolysis.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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migration (mī-grā'shən) Pronunciation Key
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