MIGRATION


Meaning of MIGRATION in English

— migrational , adj.

/muy gray"sheuhn/ , n.

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. Chem. a movement or change of position of atoms within a molecule.

5. Physics. diffusion (def. 3a).

[ 1605-15; migration- (s. of migratio ). See MIGRATE, -ION ]

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