migration

See also: Migration

English

Etymology

From Middle French migration and its source, Latin migrātiō, from the participle stem of migrō (I migrate). Morphologically migrate + -ion

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

migration (countable and uncountable, plural migrations)

  1. An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
  2. Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.
    • 2013 January 1, Paul Bartel, Ashli Moore, “Avian Migration: The Ultimate Red-Eye Flight”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, archived from the original on 5 March 2016, pages 4748:
      Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration.
  3. Movement in general.
    The migration of lead from a can to the food inside it can cause lead poisoning.
  4. (computing) Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.
  5. (biochemistry) The movement of cells in particular directions to specific locations.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin migrātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

migration f (plural migrations)

  1. migration (of animals)
  2. migration (of people)

Further reading

Middle French

Noun

migration f (plural migrations)

  1. migration (movement from one place to another)

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin migrātiō, from migrō (I migrate) + -ātiō.

Noun

migration c

  1. migration; an instance of moving to live in another place for a while, often used in regards of immigration
    Migrationspolitiken har gått överstyr och måste återgå till sansade diskussioner.
    The migration politics has gone overboard and must return to a state of sane discussions.
  2. (biology) migration; seasonal moving for animals, as birds or fishes, to breed or find a new home
  3. (computing) migration; instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one

Declension

Declension of migration 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative migration migrationen migrationer migrationerna
Genitive migrations migrationens migrationers migrationernas

Derived terms

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References

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