(~s)
1.
Observation is the action or process of carefully watching someone or something.
...careful ~ of the movement of the planets...
In hospital she’ll be under ~ all the time.
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2.
An ~ is something that you have learned by seeing or watching something and thinking about it.
This book contains ~s about the causes of addictions.
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3.
If a person makes an ~, they make a comment about something or someone, usually as a result of watching how they behave.
‘You’re an obstinate man,’ she said. ‘Is that a criticism,’ I said, ‘or just an ~?’.
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4.
Observation is the ability to pay a lot of attention to things and to notice more about them than most people do.
She has good powers of ~.
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