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invigilation

invigilation noun: the act of watching or invigilating.

Noun

invigilation (countable and uncountable, plural invigilations)

  1. The act of watching or invigilating.
    • (Despite present-day "fail-safe" electronic equipment no railway authority will risk operating main-line passenger-carrying trains without human invigilation.)1963 May, R. K. Evans, “Development of un-manned trains by London Transport”, in Modern Railways, page 342

invigilation meaning in Tamil and Kannada

invigilation in Tamil

தேர்வுக்கூடக் கண்காணிப்பு

invigilation in Kannada

ಸಂವೀಕ್ಷಣೆ

Forms of invigilation

pluralinvigilations

Words that rhyme with invigilation

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Questions about invigilation

What does invigilation mean?
Invigilation means the act of watching or invigilating.
What is invigilation in Tamil?
Invigilation in Tamil is தேர்வுக்கூடக் கண்காணிப்பு. See Invigilation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is invigilation?
Invigilation is a noun.
What is the plural of invigilation?
The plural of invigilation is invigilations.

Words near invigilation in the dictionary

  1. invigilancy
  2. invigilate
  3. invigilated
  4. invigilates
  5. invigilating
  6. invigilation
  7. invigilations
  8. invigilator
  9. invigilators
  10. invigilatrices
  11. invigilatrix

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