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navigationthe process or activity of accurately ascertaining one's position and planning and following a route

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the process or activity of accurately ascertaining one's position and planning and following a route

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃən/

Korean meaning: 길찾기, 항법, 항해술

Korean pronunciation: 내-비-게이-션 (강세: 게이)

Example Sentences

  • My dad refuses to use GPS navigation and still insists on using paper maps from the 1990s.
  • The ship's navigation equipment helped them avoid the storm.
  • I got so lost in the shopping mall that I needed navigation just to find the exit.

navigation

NOUN

//ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃən//

the process or activity of accurately ascertaining one's position and planning and following a route

navigation concept
💡 Concept

Her navigation through the narrow mountain road remained careful despite the heavy fog.

navigation mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

The captain’s navigation through the hidden passage saved the ship from the dangerous reefs.

navigation rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Their navigation through the storm required constant calculation and communication.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Rootnavig
Suffix--ation

Origin

라틴어 'navigare'에서 유래했는데, 이는 'navis(배)'와 'agere(움직이다)'가 합쳐진 말입니다. 배를 움직여 바다를 건너는 것이 항해의 원래 의미였죠.

🎵Rhyme

creationeducationinformationcelebration
creation
education
information
celebration

🔗Collocations

GPS navigation
navigation system
website navigation
navigation menu
safe navigation
navigation bar

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My dad refuses to use GPS navigation and still insists on using paper maps from the 1990s.

The ship's navigation equipment helped them avoid the storm.

😄 Fun example

I got so lost in the shopping mall that I needed navigation just to find the exit.

The website's poor navigation made it impossible to find what I was looking for.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

guidancedirectionroutingwayfinding

Antonyms

confusiondisorientation

Related

navigatenavigatorcompassGPSroutemap

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