navigation

American  

[nav-i-gey-shuhn] / ˌnæv ɪˈgeɪ ʃən /

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.

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navigation British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• misnavigation noun
• navigational adjective
• nonnavigation noun
• renavigation noun

Etymology

Origin of navigation

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

Example Sentences

This capability may play an important role in future navigation systems.

From Science Daily

The Emirati Foreign Ministry said there is “broad global consensus that freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz must be preserved.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Bob, you’re tasked with navigation while Timber and King keep lookout.

From Literature

Myriad systems on the ship—life support, communications, navigation—will be tested with the astronauts on board.

From The Wall Street Journal

For instance, inertial navigation systems—used to calculate a position, orientation and speed of an object—were initially developed for rockets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• boating
• exploration
• shipping