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; a waterway comprising one or more canals and river stretches in communication with one another. the Schuylkill Navigation (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 ===