migration

From Middle French migration and its source, Latin migrātiō, from the participle stem of migrō (“I migrate”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

migration (countable and uncountable, plural migrations)

1. An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
2. Seasonal moving for animals, as birds or fishes, to breed or find a new home.
   • 2013 January 1, Paul Bartel, Ashli Moore, “Avian Migration: The Ultimate Red-Eye Flight”, in American Scientist‎, volume 101, number 1, page 47–48:

     Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration.

3. Movement in general.

   The migration of lead from a can to the food inside it can cause lead poisoning.

4. (computing) Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.
5. (biochemistry) The movement of cells in particular directions to specific locations.

• chain migration
• internal migration
• mass migration
• relay migration
• stepwise migration

• emigration
• migrant
• migrate
• migratory
• immigration
• inmigration, in-migration
• outmigration, out-migration
• porting

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migration f (plural migrations)

1. migration (of animals)
2. migration (of people)

• migrer

• “migration” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

migration f (plural migrations)

1. migration (movement from one place to another)

From Latin migrātiō, from migrō (“I migrate”) + -ātiō.

migration c

1. migration; an instance of moving to live in another place for a while, often used in regards of immigration

   Migrationspolitiken har gått överstyr och måste återgå till sansade diskussioner.

   The migration politics has gone overboared and must return to a state of sane discussions.

2. (biology) migration; seasonal moving for animals, as birds or fishes, to breed or find a new home
3. (computing) migration; instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one

• Migrationsverket
• migrationspolitik

• migrera
• migrant
• immigration
• emigration

• migration in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).