navigation

[ nav-i-gey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act or process of navigating.
2. the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile.
3. Computers.
   1. the act or process of moving from one part of a website, software program, document, etc., to another part, especially by using links or menus.
   2. the design and placement of user interface elements like links and menus that allow a user to move from one part of a website, software program, document, etc., to another part.

navigation

/ ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃən /

noun

1. the skill or process of plotting a route and directing a ship, aircraft, etc, along it
2. the act or practice of navigating

   dredging made navigation of the river possible

3. rare.
   ship traffic; shipping
4. dialect.
   an inland waterway; canal

Derived Forms

• ˌnaviˈgational, adjective

Other Words From

• nav·i·ga·tion·al adjective
• mis·nav·i·ga·tion noun
• non·nav·i·ga·tion noun
• re·nav·i·ga·tion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of navigation¹

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin nāvigātiōn- (stem of nāvigātiō ) “a voyage”; navigate, -ion

Example Sentences

With smart search functions and streamlined, intuitive navigation, platforms make ordering seamless.

From Salon

These modules were combined into an ensemble, a group of multiple spiking networks, to create a scalable navigation system capable of learning to navigate in large environments.

From Science Daily

"This is especially useful for systems where you are doing in-domain processing of optical signals, like navigation or telecommunications, but also in systems that you want to learn in real time," he says.

From Science Daily

Can a navigation app be held responsible if a user gets into an accident?

From BBC

Featuring a voice assistant, WeWalk is an AI-powered cane that detects obstacles and offers accessible navigation and live public transport updates.

From BBC

Related Words

• boating
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• shipping