migration
the process or act of migrating.
a migratory movement: preparations for the migration.
a number or body of persons or animals migrating together.
Chemistry. a movement or change of position of atoms within a molecule.
Physics. diffusion (def. 3a).
Origin of migration
1Other words from migration
- mi·gra·tion·al, adjective
- non·mi·gra·tion, noun
- pre·mi·gra·tion, adjective
- re·mi·gra·tion, noun
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How to use migration in a sentence
If they follow through on that intention, that would be a massive migration, and bad news for cities.
Over a third of executives still have no timeline for reopening their offices | Alan Murray | September 4, 2020 | FortuneGradually, these climate impacts have encouraged the rural-to-urban migration that is leaving India’s megacities bursting at the seams.
India’s megacities aren’t prepared for a wave of climate migrants | Manavi Kapur | September 3, 2020 | QuartzThe big question is whether the mass migration will extend to the slow walk in the middle, underwriting.
First he took energy trading and the NYSE electronic. Now Jeff Sprecher of ICE shares his plans to digitize your mortgage | Shawn Tully | September 2, 2020 | FortuneBudget data from cell phone records, federal aid requests, school enrollments, and other indicators tell a story of mass migration.
It’s time to prepare cities for people uprooted by climate change | Amanda Shendruk | September 1, 2020 | QuartzParents and remote workers in search of more space aren’t the only ones who would drive this migration wave.
This “Sixth migration” of massive human migration to Texas is the larger story of the book, and it is a significant story.
Smart and ambitious, he seemed to epitomize the success of that northern migration experienced by millions of southern blacks.
‘The Prince of Chocolate City’: When Gil Scott-Heron Became A Music Icon | Marcus Baram | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe great migration to the North through World War II had given black people at least some clout as they began to vote Democratic.
About two years after 9/11, there was this mass migration to New York.
Julian Casablancas Enters the Void: On the Strokes’ Friction, Why He Left NYC, and Starting Over | Marlow Stern | October 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs the economy soured, Californians began to think in terms of limited resources and came to see migration as a zero sum game.
Careful What You Wish For: Here’s What California Would Look Like Without Illegal Immigrants | Ruben Navarrette Jr. | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTmigration to distant occupations or to foreign lands was but for the adventurous few.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThere was probably nothing at that time in atmospheric conditions to check such a migration.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisThe northward migration of the Pygmies seems to have been accompanied or followed by that of a full grown people.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisWe now understand how the Phoenicians, whose ancestors arrived in the second Semitic migration, came to call their land “Canaan.”
Thus the Phoenicians and the Amorites belong to the first stage of the second great Arabian migration.
British Dictionary definitions for migration
/ (maɪˈɡreɪʃən) /
the act or an instance of migrating
a group of people, birds, etc, migrating in a body
chem a movement of atoms, ions, or molecules, such as the motion of ions in solution under the influence of electric fields
Derived forms of migration
- migrational, adjective
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Scientific definitions for migration
[ mī-grā′shən ]
The seasonal movement of a complete population of animals from one area to another. Migration is usually a response to changes in temperature, food supply, or the amount of daylight, and is often undertaken for the purpose of breeding. Mammals, insects, fish, and birds all migrate. The precise mechanism of navigation during migration is not fully understood, although for birds it is believed that sharp eyesight, sensibility to the Earth's magnetic field, and the positions of the Sun and other stars may play a role.
The movement of one atom or more, or of a double bond, from one position to another within a molecule.
The movement of ions between electrodes during electrolysis.
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