Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of observation
"The scientists carefully recorded their observations from the telescope to analyze the star's behavior."
In plain English: Observations are things you notice and see happening around you.
"The scientist recorded her observations in a notebook to track the changes in the weather."
Usage: Use observations to refer to multiple things you see or notice about something, such as details in a scene or comments made during an experiment. Avoid using it for singular insights, which should be called an observation.
Derived from Latin observatio, this term originally meant "a watching" or "guarding." It entered English in the mid-16th century to denote the act of noting and recording phenomena.