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[nav-i-gey-shuhn]

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noun

the act or process of navigating.

the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile.

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Origin:
1520–30; < Latin nāvigātiōn- (stem of nāvigātiō) a voyage. See navigate, -ion

Related forms

nav·i·ga·tion·al, adjective

mis·nav·i·ga·tion, noun

non·nav·i·ga·tion, noun

re·nav·i·ga·tion, noun

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BlackBerry users may want to know what navigation apps are available to them.

Navigators on ships need to brush up on celestial navigation.

Students discuss the navigation methods of migratory animals.

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BlackBerry users may want to know what navigation apps are available to them.

Navigators on ships need to brush up on celestial navigation.

Students discuss the navigation methods of migratory animals.

Europe's satellite navigation system enters test phase.

The article was informative for someone who has an interest in navigation of waterways.

Norse sagas mention a mysterious sunstone used for navigation.

Two new navigation apps aim to put traffic reporting in the hands of drivers.

The concept should be applied into a car's navigation system.

With a new color palette and stunning shaded relief, backcountry navigation has never been easier.

Bats, along with other animals that employ echolocation, rely on their ears more than their eyes for orientation and navigation.

Among the hypotheses is that their navigation system is perturbed.

Most new cars offer on-board navigation and entertainment systems as a premium package.

With satellite navigation and continuous tracking, flight routes can be made more direct, helping to cut fuel use and emissions.

It is evolving from a simple phone into a wallet, keychain, health monitor and navigation device.

The solution described above is usually called the navigation solution.

Everything from navigation to communication to intelligence satellites operate in space.

There are advantages either way, but if you already own the phone, the navigation application is free.

The concept is used also in lastest navigation systems to show the range for electric cars.

Indeed, this is one mechanism for navigation that humans use.

Social navigation was the next thing that had to be learned.

Garmin has endowed this thing with its top-of-the-line navigation goodies.

Research shows that spatial navigation causes telltale electrical activity in the brain.

Have these things as part of your being, part of your everyday navigation of the world.

Eventually, all vehicles will be outfitted with talking navigation systems and radios that respond to your voice.

Onboard navigation and mobile applications can tell drivers how to avoid traffic jams.

Celestial navigation and electromagnetic fields help ants, honeybees, birds and sea turtles keep track of directions.

But although the accident is deplorable, it should not be allowed to discredit the art of aeroplane navigation.

Elders worry about how modernization pushes out words for traditional skills, such as long-distance canoe navigation.

Scanning the cloudy sky for the tanker's navigation lights, the pilot knows he has to get focused fast.

Though they come at a price, voice-guided navigation apps also have a wealth of features and ease of use.

Or this: you get into your car, switch on its navigation system and ask it to guide you to a friend's house.

Say hello to your latest personal navigation device: a netbook.

The two countries have squabbled over navigation rights for more than a century.

Click on navigation to learn more about prices, ratings and neighborhoods.

Cars are becoming more connected, both to remote systems for navigation and information, and to each other.

Consumers who do their homework can avoid buying a navigation system that fails to meet their needs.

TomTom, a maker of navigation devices, uses connection data from mobile networks to update directions if there are delays.

As for navigation the robot needs to identify the objects to properly move around them.

Please switch off all mobile phones, since they can interfere with the aircraft's navigation systems.

These were flown aloft by live pilots who then bailed out after turning the navigation over to radio control by remote pilots.

Navigation companies are now tailoring lightweight hand-held devices to the growing outdoor recreational market.

Another way to identify nearby landmarks is to draw upon existing databases, such as those used in satellite navigation systems.

The telematics system will receive bolder graphics and simplified navigation screens, the automaker said.

Money earned can go towards buying faster boats and fancier navigation equipment.

Maybe if the whale in charge of navigation gets sick and beaches itself all the other whales follow that one whale.

While cruising, pilots proceed along each leg of a prefiled navigation plan, advancing along established air routes.

It's ancillary benefits of power generation and navigation helped it get approval for construction.

The large navigation display was a stroke of geniusand they removed it.

The problem today isn't the launch capabilities or the guidance systems or the navigation.

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World English Dictionary

navigation (ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃən)

—n
1.	the skill or process of plotting a route and directing a ship, aircraft, etc, along it
2.	the act or practice of navigating: dredging made navigation of the river possible
3.	rare (US) ship traffic; shipping
4.	dialect (Midland English) an inland waterway; canal

navi'gational

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

navigation

1530s, from L. navigationem (nom. navigatio), from navigatus, pp. of navigare "to sail, sail over, go by sea, steer a ship," from navis "ship" (see naval) + root of agere "to drive" (see act).

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navigation definition

World-Wide Web
Finding your way around a web site. Many sites have some kind of navigation bar. One of the first web browsers was called Netscape Navigator.
(2008-11-17)

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