Definitions for navigation
ˌnæv ɪˈgeɪ ʃənnav·i·ga·tion

Princeton's WordNet(2.55 / 11 votes)Rate this definition:

1. navigation, pilotage, piloting(noun)

   the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

2. navigation(noun)

   ship traffic

   "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts"

3. seafaring, navigation, sailing(noun)

   the work of a sailor

Wiktionary(3.17 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. navigation(Noun)

   The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or a spaceship

   Etymology: From navigationem, accusative singular of navigatio, from navigatus, perfect passive participle of navigo.

2. navigation(Noun)

   Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping

   Etymology: From navigationem, accusative singular of navigatio, from navigatus, perfect passive participle of navigo.

3. navigation(Noun)

   A canal

   Etymology: From navigationem, accusative singular of navigatio, from navigatus, perfect passive participle of navigo.

Webster Dictionary(3.80 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Navigation(noun)

   the act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable

   Etymology: [L. navigatio: cf. F. navigation.]

2. Navigation(noun)

   the science or art of conducting ships or vessels from one place to another, including, more especially, the method of determining a ship's position, course, distance passed over, etc., on the surface of the globe, by the principles of geometry and astronomy

   Etymology: [L. navigatio: cf. F. navigation.]

3. Navigation(noun)

   the management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics of traveling by water; seamanship

   Etymology: [L. navigatio: cf. F. navigation.]

4. Navigation(noun)

   ships in general

   Etymology: [L. navigatio: cf. F. navigation.]

Freebase(2.67 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Navigation

   Navigation is a field of study that focuses on the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. The field of navigation includes four general categories: land navigation, marine navigation, aeronautic navigation, and space navigation. It is also the term of art used for the specialized knowledge used by navigators to perform navigation tasks. All navigational techniques involve locating the navigator's position compared to known locations or patterns. Navigation, in a broader sense, can refer to any skill or study that involves the determination of position and direction. In this sense, navigation includes orienteering and pedestrian navigation. For information about different navigation strategies that people use, visit human navigation.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. navigation

   The art of conducting vessels on the sea, not only by the peculiar knowledge of seamanship in all its intricate details, but also by such a knowledge of the higher branches of nautical astronomy as enables the commander to hit his port, after a long succession of bad weather, and an absence of three or four months from all land. Any man without science may navigate the entire canals of Great Britain, but may be unable to pass from Plymouth to Guernsey.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. navigation

   The act and process of to navigate.

   Navigation tools and software are very helpful and useful.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

How to pronounce navigation?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say navigation in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of navigation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of navigation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of navigation in a Sentence

1. Claudio Semini:

   Compared to other teams in China and the U.S. we have focused a lot on the versatility. So this (HyQ) platform can do many different motions ranging from very fast motions like a run or a jump. But it can also do the more careful navigation on rough terrain where we need to plan really one foothold after the next. And this is important, once we see the 3D map of the environment we can start to understand how to best move through that environment, we don't want to be the fastest or the best climber, but we want to have a machine that can do many of these motions; as in the real world, the machine will need to have many different skills.

2. Michael Hornberger:

   Current diagnosis of dementia is strongly based on memory symptoms, which we know now are occurring when the disease is quite advanced, instead, emerging evidence shows that subtle spatial navigation and awareness deficits can precede memory symptoms by many years.

3. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   It's amazing that pigeons, lobsters, turtles, and even rats don’t get lost on their way, and unlike humans, they don't need either mapquest or Google Maps or GPS to find their way home. This is because they have built-in GPS within themselves. These animals rely on and leverage Earth’s magnetic field for orientation and navigation. The neural source of magnetic sense in pigeons are now found to be the single cells that encode three key positioning factors: the direction of a magnetic field, its intensity, and its polarity (north or south). It's so amazing. Centuries ago, the pigeons were used in India to send messages across hundreds of miles. By understanding how the pigeons process the computing and mapping in the brain, one day that info can probably be used to imorove the spatial orientation in human brains. And some day in future, we may not need a GPS in the car, because that GPS will be within us, built-in and totally internal to guide us at all times.

4. Michael Kafka:

   We continue to execute a global Freedom of Navigation operations program in which US Navy ships safely and professionally challenge excessive maritime claims, including those in the South China Sea. We also conduct routine transits through Taiwan Strait to further demonstrate that Anthony Junco will fly, sail, and operate anywhere that international law allows.

5. Tony Abbott:

   We both support freedom of navigation by air and by sea in the South China Sea. We both deplore any unilateral change to the status quo. We both think that disputes should be resolved peacefully and in accordance with international law.

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