navigation

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French navigation, from Latin nāvigātiōnem, accusative singular of nāvigātiō (“sailing, navigation”), from nāvigātus, perfect passive participle of nāvigō (“sail”). Morphologically navigate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === navigation (usually uncountable, plural navigations) (uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship. (uncountable) Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping. (countable) A canal. (uncountable) The act of accessing different components of the user interface of software. (uncountable) The process of finding a way through a difficult situation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Hungarian: navigáció → Japanese: ナビゲーション (nabigēshon) → Korean: 내비게이션 (naebigeisyeon) ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From Middle French navigation, from Old French [Term?], from Latin nāvigātiōnem (“sailing, navigation”), from nāvigātus, perfect passive participle of nāvigō (“sail”). By surface analysis, naviguer +‎ -tion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /na.vi.ɡa.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === navigation f (plural navigations) navigation ==== Related terms ==== naviguer ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: navigație → Turkish: navigasyon === Further reading === “navigation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin nāvigātiō, attested from 1680. === Noun === navigation c (uncountable) navigation ==== Declension ==== === References ===