circumnavigation
circumnavigation noun: the act of circumnavigating, or sailing round.
Noun
circumnavigation (countable and uncountable, plural circumnavigations)
- The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round.
- Under our new World may alſo be compriſed thoſe vaſt Southern Coaſts and Streights of Magelan, firſt lighted on by Ferdinandus Magelanus in the year 1520, in his Circumnavigation of the Univerſe ; which forty five years after Sir Francis Drake, and next Sir Thomas Bendiſh, Engliſhmen, made a...1669, John Nievhoff, translated by John Ogilby, An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China, London: John Macock, →OCLC, pages 3–4
- Synonyms:
- periplus
circumnavigation meaning in Tamil and Tagalog
circumnavigation in Tamil
- உலகத்தைச் சுற்றும் கடற் பயணம்
circumnavigation in Tagalog
- circumnavigating
- tikuplayag
Synonyms of circumnavigation
Forms of circumnavigation
| plural | circumnavigations |
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Origin of circumnavigation
From circum- + navigation.
Words formed from circumnavigation
Words that rhyme with circumnavigation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about circumnavigation
- What does circumnavigation mean?
- Circumnavigation means the act of circumnavigating, or sailing round.
- What is circumnavigation in Tamil?
- Circumnavigation in Tamil is உலகத்தைச் சுற்றும் கடற் பயணம். See Circumnavigation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is circumnavigation?
- Circumnavigation is a noun.
- What is the plural of circumnavigation?
- The plural of circumnavigation is circumnavigations.
Words near circumnavigation in the dictionary
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