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

Other Word Forms

• navigational adjective
• misnavigation noun
• nonnavigation noun
• renavigation 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

Treated animals also demonstrated better performance in tasks requiring spatial navigation.

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Out on the waves, where freedom of navigation is a golden rule, the ability and appetite of coastal countries to intervene is limited, even though the risk they face is escalating.

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Quick of mind, loyal of heart, with a knack for navigation and a keen appreciation for a good plot twist.

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He had a knack for navigation, a loyal heart, and a keen interest in getting to the bottom of things.

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“Knack for navigation,” he boasted, in a fine imitation of that perfectly nice young man with the sextant, Simon Harley-Dickinson.

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Related Words

• boating 
• exploration 
• shipping