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Definition: Observed |
ObservedAdjective1. Discovered or determined by scientific observation; "variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors"; "the discovered behavior norms"; "discovered differences in achievement"; "no explanation for the observed phenomena". 2. Witnessed at first hand. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "observed" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Aerospace | In astronomy and navigation, pertaining to a value which has been measured in contrast to one which is computed. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Observation basically means watching something and taking note of anything it does. For instance, you might observe a bird flying by watching it closely. The sciences of biology and astronomy have their historical basis in observations by amateurs. There is pleasure in observation, which explains the participation of hobbyists.
The role of Observation in the Scientific Method
The scientific method includes the following steps:
Observation takes place in the first and fourth steps.
- 'observe' a phenomenon,
- 'guess' an explanation for the phenomenon,
- 'predict' a logical consequence of the guess,
- 'test' for the prediction, and
- 'review' for any mistakes.
Example: The Big Bang
In cosmology, the original observation was that we seem to live in a firmament. The sun seemed to rise and set, travelling on a huge transparent bowl which was set around our world. Various paradigms which explained our world, came and went, but the universe seemed static. Even Einstein believed this.
Observation: Hubble’s redshift
In the 1920s Edwin Hubble of Mount Wilson observatory [1], observed that the galaxies, on the whole, were moving away from each other. Thus we live in an ‘expanding universe’. The speed of expansion was apparently constant (Hubble’s ‘constant’), as evidenced by light from the galaxies, which was doppler-shifted in color toward the red side of the spectrum.
Einstein correspondingly modified his field equation. See Cosmological constant
Hypothesis about the abundance of the elements
If the universe is expanding, then it must have been much smaller and therefore hotter and denser in the past. George Gamow hypothesized that the abundance of the elements in the Periodic Table of the Elements, might be accounted for by nuclear reactions in a hot dense universe. He was disputed by Fred Hoyle, who invented the term 'Big Bang' to disparage it. Fermi and others noted that this process would have stopped after only the light elements were created, and thus did not account for the abundance of heavier elements.
Gamow’s prediction: One consequence of this hypothesis was a 5 - 10 Kelvin blackbody radiation temperature for the universe, after it cooled during the expansion.
Observation: the microwave background
In 1965, Arno A. Penzias and Robert W. Wilson announced that microwave radiation was surrounding us in all directions, at a level which was of the order of magnitude predicted by Gamow. Penzias and Wilson got the Nobel Prize for this discovery.
Big Bang Hypothesis now corroborated
After this piece of evidence, Gamow's hypothesis was now more likely. The age of the universe is currently estimated to be 13.7 billion years after the Big Bang.
Current observations
More refined measurements, such as those from the COBE satellite, are best fit by radiation from a pure 2.7 Kelvin blackbody.
Reference: J.A. Peacock, A.F. Heavens, A.T. Davies (eds.), 1989. Physics of the Early Universe. Proceedings of the 36th Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics (SUSSP). ISBN 0905945190.
Hobbies that involve observation\
Hobbies that involve observation depend for their interest on items being observed. A knowledge of these items and their habitats will develop over time in the observer, who may draw upon the experiences of others as conveyed in books or websites or by word of mouth. Most such hobbies involve classification of the items seen, with the precision and reliability of such classifications generally increasing over time. Depending on the geographic dispersal of the creatures or things being observed, pursuit of the hobby might well require or entice travel. When spotting natural creatures, an understanding of their migration patterns may be essential. Specific creatures may only be visible in particular places at certain times of the year.
There are parallels in those hobbies relating to man-made items. International political events may sometimes generate a gathering of VIP aircraft, and an international football match may cause a sudden influx of charter airliners to the region where the match is played.
There is likely to be a social aspect to such hobbies, since fellow enthusiasts will normally alert a hobbyist to forthcoming (or even current) opportunities to witness unusual items within the scope of the shared pastime. New technologies such as mobile telephones and the Internet have clearly increased the opportunities for passing such information between fellow enthusiasts when it is timely.
See also: amateur astronomy, birdwatching, and train spotting.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Observation."
Synonyms: ObservedSynonyms: ascertained (adj), discovered (adj), seen (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Observed |
| Specialty definitions using "observed": observed frequencies, observed mean life, observed mean time between failures. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "observed": Uralite. (references) |
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Screenplays | Leo Tolstoi , he once observed that 'All happy families resemble one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way' (The Invisible Man; writing credit: Craig Silverstein; Jonathan Glassner) | |
Lyrics | And from what I've observed the truth needs to be heard (Get High On Life; performing artist: Exit-13) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Anais Nin Observed (1973) Island Observed (1966) Observer Observed (2000) Poet: Irving Layton Observed (1986) | |
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With slight magnification, the main body divisions and gross morphological characteristics of mosquito larvae can be observed. In this manner, scientists can quickly identify larvae in the field, rather than returning to the laboratory. Credit: CDC. | A urine specimen is observed 24 - 48hrs in a lab for the presence of any bacterial growth. Even without symptoms, the presence of at least 100,000 colonies of any single type of bacterium per/ml of urine, usually shows evidence of infection. Credit: CDC. | ||
![]() | Largest-Ever Ozone Hole Observed Over Antarctica. Credit: NASA. | The image at top right shows Jovian aurora observed on February 8, 1992, by the European Space ... Credit: NASA. | |
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed the inner core surrounding the icy nucleus of ... Credit: NASA. | ![]() | Full view of the Earth, taken byGOES-8(Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) on 2 September 1994at 18:00 UT. The red and green channels represent visible data, while theblue channel represents inverted 11 micron infrared data.The north and south poles were were not actually observed by GOES-8. Toproduce this image, poles were taken from a GOES-7 image. Credit: NASA. | |
![]() | Fog rolling over the Chisos Range Scene observed from Station Chisos on Emory Peak. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. | ![]() | Outer Nushagak Bay sand waves Observed on PATHFINDER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
![]() | A muskrat hut in a middle Patuxent river marsh. Observed at a very low tide. Early in the year so marsh grasses aren't too tall yet. Credit: America's Coastlines. | ![]() | Cape Hatteras, Chesapeake Bay, and Delaware Bay as observed from a NOAA satellite with an infra-red sensor. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Auguste Comte | All good intellects have repeated since Bacon's time, that there can be no real knowledge but that which is based on observed facts. |
Christian Nevell Bovee | Something of a person's character may be observed by how they smile. Some never smile they only grin. |
Francois De La Rochefoucauld | Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed. |
Fuller | Good counsels observed are chains of grace. |
George Bernard Shaw | When I was a young man, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures, so I did ten times as much work. |
John Tillotson | They who are in highest places, and have the most power, have the least liberty, because they are the most observed. |
Prime Minister Winston Churchill | The late M. Venizelos observed that in all her wars England -- he should have said Britain, of course -- always wins one battle -- the last. |
Rene Descartes | A state is better governed which has but few laws, and those laws strictly observed . . . |
Samuel Johnson | One cause, which is not always observed, of the insufficiency of riches, is that they very seldom make their owner rich. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Magna Carta | 1215 | Moreover, all these aforesaid customs and liberties, the observances of which we have granted in our kingdom as far as pertains to us towards our men, shall be observed by all of our kingdom, as well clergy as laymen, as far as pertains to them towards their men. (reference) |
John Locke | 1690 | The same is to be observed in all birds, (except some domestic ones, where plenty of food excuses the cock from feeding, and taking care of the young brood) whose young needing food in the nest, the cock and hen continue mates, till the young are able to use their wing, and provide for themselves. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | A similar recognition shall be accorded to the certificates and documents issued to their vessels by the Governments of new States, whether they have a sea-coast or not, provided that such certificates and documents shall be issued m conformity with the general practice observed in the principal maritime States. (reference) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | The nature and the simplicity of gentlemen and ladies, with their servants and furniture, I think is best observed by meals within doors |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | The clerk observed that it was only once a year |
So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish | Douglas Adams | Any observers in the place would have been mean hawklike observers, heavily armed, with painful throbbings in their heads which caused them to do crazy things when they observed things they didn't like |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | It was this work which made him go through the peculiar motions observed by Jean Valjean from the shed |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | This spirit of quarrelsome comradeship which he had observed lately in his rival had not seduced Stephen from his habits of quiet obedience |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I now observed myself to be less terrified than I had been in the morning |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | What I have observed of the pond is no less true in ethics |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | No incontinence or impotence has been observed. (references) | |
A striking anti-inflammatory effect of IVIG has been observed. (references) | ||
Nor were such elevations uniformly observed among CFS patients. (references) | ||
Business | This trend is observed for all adult age groups. (references) | |
An active legislative activities were observed in Russian regions. (references) | ||
Franchising systems that use their equipment to its maximum can be observed. (references) | ||
Children | Oman | Compliance is voluntary, yet widely observed. (references) |
Ukraine | Legally mandated levels of employment of persons with disabilities at state enterprises were not observed. (references) | |
Samoa | Tradition dictates that families care for persons with disabilities, and this custom is observed widely in practice. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Tanzania | Any persons observed by the police on the streets after 7 p.m. were ordered to return home. (references) |
Tunisia | According to human rights lawyers, the Government regularly questioned Muslims who were observed praying frequently in mosques. (references) | |
Afghanistan | Those who were observed not praying at appointed times or who were late attending prayer were subject to punishment, including severe beatings. (references) | |
Discrimination | Croatia | While most of these rights were observed in practice, discrimination against women, and against Serbs and Roma continued. (references) |
Economic History | Hong Kong | Due process and transparency of purposes are observed. (references) |
Vietnam | The United States observed, but did not sign, the agreement. (references) | |
Human Rights | Hungary | These provisions appear to be observed in practice. (references) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | This problem has not been observed in the Federation. (references) | |
Lebanon | Many provisions of the new Code are not being observed in practice. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Indonesia | The day was observed peacefully in most parts of Papua. (references) |
Minorities | Croatia | After being constituted, the Vojnic government was observed to be operating normally. (references) |
Political Economy | JAMAICA | These rights are widely observed. (references) |
Political Rights | Kuwait | Since 1992 the constitutional provisions with respect to the Assembly have been observed. (references) |
Togo | Foreign diplomats observed voting at close to 200 polling stations, mainly in and around Lome, but also in Yoto prefecture. (references) | |
China | Foreign observers who have monitored local village committee elections and have judged the elections they observed, on the whole, to have been fair. (references) | |
Trade | Italy | When shipping on letter of credit, all terms specified on the letter of credit must be strictly observed. (references) |
Burma | Although regulations set a minimum employment age and wage, and maximum work hours, these are not uniformly observed, especially in private factories and other establishments. (references) | |
Korea | Although not a member of COCOM, Korea observed COCOM licensing procedures since 1993. In 1995, the Korean government became a member of the post-COCOM regime, known as the "Wassenaar Arrangement." Korea is also a signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Under the Foreign Trade Act, if an export control is deemed necessary for the maintenance of international peace and security, national security, or other national interests, an exporter or importer is required to obtain a certificate or permit from the head of the related administrative agency or MOCIE. (references) | |
Travel | Senegal | Daylight Savings Time is not observed in Senegal. (references) |
Bangladesh | There are additional local holidays that are not observed by the Embassy. (references) | |
Oman | Muslim religious holidays are determined by locally observed phases of the moon. (references) | |
Women | Madagascar | A tradition known as "the customary third" occasionally is observed in some areas. (references) |
Kyrgyz Republic | The findings demonstrate that while women's rights are supported by legislation, the principle of women's equality not always was observed. (references) | |
Pakistan | Both civil and religious laws theoretically protect women's rights in cases of divorce, but many women are unaware of their rights, and often the laws are not observed. (references) | |
Worker Rights | India | This prohibition is observed in practice. (references) |
Romania | Minimum wage rates generally are observed and enforced. (references) | |
Barbados | The legal minimum working age of 16 is broadly observed. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | FEMALE, n. One of the opposing, or unfair, sex. The Maker, at Creation's birth, With living things had stocked the earth. From elephants to bats and snails, They all were good, for all were males. But when the Devil came and saw He said: "By Thine eternal law Of growth, maturity, decay, These all must quickly pass away And leave untenanted the earth Unless Thou dost establish birth" -- Then tucked his head beneath his wing To laugh -- he had no sleeve -- the thing With deviltry did so accord, That he'd suggested to the Lord. The Master pondered this advice, Then shook and threw the fateful dice Wherewith all matters here below Are ordered, and observed the throw; Then bent His head in awful state, Confirming the decree of Fate. From every part of earth anew The conscious dust consenting flew, While rivers from their courses rolled To make it plastic for the mould. Enough collected (but no more, For niggard Nature hoards her store) He kneaded it to flexible clay, While Nick unseen threw some away. And then the various forms He cast, Gross organs first and finer last; No one at once evolved, but all By even touches grew and small Degrees advanced, till, shade by shade, To match all living things He'd made Females, complete in all their parts Except (His clay gave out) the hearts. "No matter," Satan cried; "with speed I'll fetch the very hearts they need" -- So flew away and soon brought back The number needed, in a sack. That night earth range with sounds of strife -- Ten million males each had a wife; That night sweet Peace her pinions spread O'er Hell -- ten million devils dead! G.J. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | Hitherto defensive precautions only have been strictly enjoined and observed. |
John Adams | 1797-1801 | A few days before his arrival at Paris the French minister of foreign relations informed the American minister then resident at Paris of the formalities to be observed by himself in taking leave, and by his successor preparatory to his reception. |
Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | Among our Indian neighbors in the northwestern quarter some fermentation was observed soon after the late occurrences, threatening the continuance of our peace. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | From the general policy and course of proceeding observed by the allied powers in regard to this contest it is inferred that they will confine their interposition to the expression of their sentiments, abstaining from the application of force. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Indemnity also has been stipulated for injuries received by our merchants from illegal seizures, and renewed assurances are given that the treaty between the two countries shall be faithfully observed. |
Benjamin Harrison | 1889-1893 | When the centennial of the institution of the judicial department, by the organization of the Supreme Court, shall have been suitably observed, as I trust it will be, our nation will have fully entered its second century. |
William H. Taft | 1909-1913 | While the fifteenth amendment has not been generally observed in the past, it ought to be observed, and the tendency of Southern legislation today is toward the enactment of electoral qualifications which shall square with that amendment. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | Bulldozers and cranes were observed as late as Thursday actively clearing new areas within the sites and improving the approach roads to the launch pads. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Winston Churchill, in negotiating with the Soviets, observed that they respect only strength and resolve in their dealings with other nations. |
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| "Observed" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 58.95% of the time. "Observed" is used about 3,750 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 58.95% | 2,211 | 3,974 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 28.4% | 1,065 | 7,047 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 12.65% | 474 | 12,500 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,750 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "observed". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Phylacteries | N/A | Biblical | Things to be especially observed |
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Expressions using "observed": altitude observed ♦ amaurotic cat's eye blindness of one eye due to various intraocular conditions in which a bright reflection is observed at the pupil as it would appear from the tapetum lucidum of a cat ♦ be observed ♦ become observed ♦ largely observed ♦ mean time between failure observed ♦ not observed ♦ observed availability ♦ observed bearing ♦ observed fire ♦ observed fire procedure ♦ observed frequencies ♦ observed mean life ♦ observed mean time between failures ♦ observed reliability ♦ observed risk ♦ observed value. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "observed": observed-to. | |
Ending with "observed": ill-observed, lovingly-observed, wackily-observed, well-observed. | |
Containing "observed": No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
observed trial | 19 |
a grief observed | 5 |
directly observed therapy | 5 |
holiday observed | 4 |
difference enhanced observed time | 3 |
c.s grief lewis observed | 3 |
2004 holiday observed | 2 |
observed motorcycle trial | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "observed"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i vëzhguar. (various references) | |
Arabic | ملاحظ, مراقب (controller, inspector, observer, spotted, spy, supervisor, watcher, watchman). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | спазен. (various references) | |
Chinese | 观察 (Observation, Observe, Observing, Viewing). (various references) | |
Danish | observeret ild (observed fire), observerede frekvenser (observed frequencies), observeret belastningstæller (observed load counter), observeret funktionsdygtighed (observed availability), objektiv (give an image of the object observed, objective, objective containing one or more lenses which, when directed optical systems towards an object), observeret massefylde (observed density), observeret middellevetid (observed mean life), observeret middeltid mellem fejl (observed mean time between failures), observeret paalidelighed (observed reliability), observeret risiko (observed risk), observeret vaerdi (observed value), opbygningen af modtagerens chassis og sammenbygningen af chassis og kabinet havde stor indflydelse paa de observerede roentgenstraalingsniveauer (the basic design of receiver chassis and the chassiscabinet combination strongly influenced the observed X-ray conditions), observeret fartøj (vessel observed), gennemsnitstid med god funktion (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), almindeligt bemaerket (largely observed), blykoncentrationer indtil 150 ppm i flyveaske og 358 ppm i sod er blevet maalt naer kulfyrede elektriske kraftvaerker (concentrations of lead reaching several milligrams per cubic meter have been observed at ground level downwind from lead smelters), det er endvidere en foelge af austenitiseringen ved hoejere temperatur,at de kaedeformigt anbragte karbider i ferritkorngraenserne ligger taettere (as a further result of a more thorough austenitizing it is observed that thicker carbide films occur in the ferrite grain boundaries), efter indaanding af blystearat bemaerkes en intensiv hepatisk reaktion,der manifesterer sig ved fedtdegeneration af leveren og morfologiske forandringer af hepatocyterne-caryolyse,mitose,flerkernede celler (after inhalation of lead stearate, an intense hepatic reaction in observed, manifesting itself by adiposis hepatica and morphological changes in the hepatocytes - karyolysis ( hypochromatosis ), mitoses ( karyokineses ), multinucleate cells), efter normalisering optraeder der betydelige forskelle i kernematerialets baandstruktur (after normalising considerable differences were observed in the bands of the banded structure, in the centre of the bar), en anordning paa krystallographisk foretrukne planer som ved widmannstattensk struktur iagttages ikke efter isoterm omdannelse (as observed in the Widmannstätten structure, cannot be observed after isothermal transformatlon, the crystallographic orientation of the ferrite), forudsagt middeltid mellem fejl (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), gennemsnitstid mellem fejl (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), haemningen i begyndelsen af aetsningen optraeder saavel ved salpetersyre-som ved pikrinsyreaetsning (this delay at the start of etching can be observed both by etching with nitric acid and with picric acid), i korn,hvis krystalgitterplaner omtrentligt ligger i slibfladen,ses underkorngraenserne som gruber,da de tilsyneladende aetser hurtigere (because they seem to be etched more deeply, the sub-grain boundaries are observed as pits, when the ferrite planes are parallel to the polished section), konstateret gennemsnitstid med god funktion (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), kortvarig behandling under nøje observation (directly observed treatment, short-course), aflæst pejling (observed bearing), MTBF (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), ved austenitiseringstemperaturen 1270 grader C kan der allerede lokalt optraede begyndende smeltning (at an austenitising temperature of l270 C the first indications of melting can be observed in some places), taksi (stimulus response movements that are...readily observed in the lower animals, taxis), værne om lov og ret (ensure that the law is observed), middeltiden mellem fejl (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures). (various references) | |
Dutch | objectief (objective), op plaatsen die benedenwinds t.o.v. loodsmelterijen lagen, zijn, op grondhoogte, loodconcentraties gemeten van enkele milligrammen of meer per m3 (concentrations of lead reaching several milligrams per cubic meter have been observed at ground level downwind from lead smelters), gemiddeld storingsvrij interval (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), in korrels die evenwijdig met het polijstvlak liggen worden de sub-korrelgrenzen waargenomen als groeven omdat zij klaarblijkelijk sterker worden aangeëtst (because they seem to be etched more deeply, the sub-grain boundaries are observed as pits, when the ferrite planes are parallel to the polished section), in de kern van deze staaf werden na het gloeien aanmerkelijke verschillen in de verschillende banen van de bandstructuur gevonden (after normalising considerable differences were observed in the bands of the banded structure, in the centre of the bar), gepeild azimut (observed bearing), matig (abstemious, moderate, reasonable, sober, staid, temperate), gemiddeld tijdsverloop tussen storingen (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), no observed effect level (no observed effect level, NOEL), een rangschikking op kristallografisch preferente vlakken zoals in de Widmannstδtten-structuur is na isotherme omzetting niet waar te nemen (as observed in the Widmannstätten structure, cannot be observed after isothermal transformatlon, the crystallographic orientation of the ferrite), dikkere carbidelagen vormen zich aan de grenzen van de ferrietkristallen als verder gevolg van een grotere austenietvorming (as a further result of a more thorough austenitizing it is observed that thicker carbide films occur in the ferrite grain boundaries), deze vertraging bij het begin van het etsen streedt zowel bij het gebruik van salpeterzuur als bij het gebruik van picrinezuur op (this delay at the start of etching can be observed both by etching with nitric acid and with picric acid), de wijze waarop het chassis was ontworpen en waarop chassis en kast waren samengebouwd, hadden grote invloed op de gemeten rontgenstralingsniveaus (the basic design of receiver chassis and the chassiscabinet combination strongly influenced the observed X-ray conditions), de eerbiediging van het recht verzekeren (ensure that the law is observed), bij een austenitiseringstemperatuur van 1270 deg.C kunnen plaatselijk de eerste smeltverschijnselen worden waargenomen (at an austenitising temperature of l270 C the first indications of melting can be observed in some places), gemiddelde tijd tussen storingen (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), waargenomen volumetrische massa (observed density), waargenomen inzetbaarheid (observed availability), waargenomen gemiddelde tijd tussen feilen (observed mean time between failures), waargenomen gemiddelde levensduur (observed mean life), waargenomen frequentie (observed frequencies), MTBF (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), waargenomen bedrijfszekere fraktie (observed reliability), betrokken vaartuig (vessel observed), tuberculostatische behandeling (directly observed treatment, short-course), taxis (stimulus response movements that are...readily observed in the lower animals, taxis), risico bepaald door observatie (observed risk), NOEL (no observed effect level, NOEL), waarnemingsuitkomst (observed value), na het inademen van lood-stearaat vindt een intensieve hepatische reactie plaats die zich uit in een vettige degeneratie en inmorphologische veranderingen van de levercellen - karyolyse, mitosis en veelkernige cellen (after inhalation of lead stearate, an intense hepatic reaction in observed, manifesting itself by adiposis hepatica and morphological changes in the hepatocytes - karyolysis ( hypochromatosis ), mitoses ( karyokineses ), multinucleate cells), waargenomen beschikbaarheid (observed availability). (various references) | |
Finnish | valvottu lyhytkestoinen tuberkuloosihoito (directly observed treatment, short-course), taksia (stimulus response movements that are...readily observed in the lower animals, taxis), MTBF (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), luettu suuntima (observed bearing), keskimääräinen vikaväli (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), havaitun kuorman laskuri (observed load counter), havaittu riski (observed risk), havaittu luotettavuus (observed reliability), havaittu keskimääräinen vikaväli (observed mean time between failures), havaittu keskimääräinen elinikä (observed mean life), havaittu käytettävyys (observed availability), havaittu frekvenssi (observed frequencies), havaintoarvo (measured value, observed value). (various references) | |
French | observés, observées, observé, observâmes, observèrent. (various references) | |
German | beobachteten, beobachtete (observated). (various references) | |
Greek | προβλεπόμενος μέσος χρόνος μεταξύ διαδοχικών βλαβών (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), ο κρυσταλλογραφικός προσανατολισμός του φερρίτη,όπως αυτός παρατηρείται στην δομή Widmannstatten,καταστρέφεται ύστερα από ισόθερμο μετασχηματι (as observed in the Widmannstätten structure, cannot be observed after isothermal transformatlon, the crystallographic orientation of the ferrite), οταν τα επίπεδα του φερρίτη είναι παράλληλα προς την λεία επιφάνεια οι διαχωριστικές επιφάνειες των κρυσταλλιτών λαμβάνουν την μορφή εξ'α (because they seem to be etched more deeply, the sub-grain boundaries are observed as pits, when the ferrite planes are parallel to the polished section), τάξη (category, class, grade, neatness, order, orderliness, range, rank, rate, rating, set, taxon, trim), αντικειμενικός φακός (give an image of the object observed, objective containing one or more lenses which, when directed optical systems towards an object), ευρέως αισθητός (largely observed), εξασφαλίζω την τήρηση του δικαίου (ensure that the law is observed), η επιβράδυνση αυτή κατά την έναρξη της χάραξης παρατηρείται τόσο κατά την χάραξη με νιτρικό οξύ όσο και με πικρικό οξύ (this delay at the start of etching can be observed both by etching with nitric acid and with picric acid), παρατηρούμενο σκάφος (vessel observed), παρατηρούμενος μέσος χρόνος μεταξύ διαδοχικών βλαβών (observed mean time between failures), παρατηρούμενη διαθεσιμότητα (observed availability), παρατηρούμενη τιμή (observed value), παρατηρούμενη αξιοπιστία (observed reliability), Η βασική σχεδίαση του πλαισίου του δέκτη και του συνδυασμού πλαισίου-καλύμματος επέδρασε σημαντικά στις μετρήσεις των ακτίνων Χ. (the basic design of receiver chassis and the chassiscabinet combination strongly influenced the observed X-ray conditions), μέσος χρόνος μεταξύ παρατηρηθεισών διακοπών (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), κίνδυνος προβλεπόμενος με παρατηρήσεις (observed risk), στις περιοχές όπου υπάρχουν εγκαταστάσεις τήξεως μολύβδου έχουν μετρηθεί στον αέρα κοντά στο έδαφος,συγκεντρώσεις μολύβδου που φθά-νουν α (concentrations of lead reaching several milligrams per cubic meter have been observed at ground level downwind from lead smelters), στη θερμοκρασία ωστενιτοποίησης των 1270° C μπορούμε να παρατηρήσουμε κατά θέσεις τις πρώτες ενδείξεις τήξης (at an austenitising temperature of l270 C the first indications of melting can be observed in some places), στο κέντρο της ράβδου παρατηρούνται σημαντικές διαφορές μεταξύ των λωρίδων μιας ζωνώδους δομής μετά απο ανόπτηση εξομάλυνσης (after normalising considerable differences were observed in the bands of the banded structure, in the centre of the bar), βραχεία αντιφυματική θεραπεία με άμεση ιατρική επίβλεψη (directly observed treatment, short-course), παρατηρούμενη μέση διάρκεια ζωής (observed mean life), μέσος χρόνος καλής λειτουργίας (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), παρατηρήθεν ύψοσ (altitude observed), μέσος χρόνος μεταξύ διακοπών (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), μια περαιτέρω συνέπεια της πλήρους ωστενιτοποίησης είναι η παρουσία φαρδύτερων ταινιών καρβιδίου στις διαχωριστικές επιφάνειες των κόκκ (as a further result of a more thorough austenitizing it is observed that thicker carbide films occur in the ferrite grain boundaries), μετρουμένη πυκνότητα (observed density), μετά από εισπνοή στεατικού μολύβδου παρατηρείται μια έντονη ηπα-τική αντίδραση που εκδηλώνεται από μια λιποειδή εκφύλιση και από μορ-φολο (after inhalation of lead stearate, an intense hepatic reaction in observed, manifesting itself by adiposis hepatica and morphological changes in the hepatocytes - karyolysis ( hypochromatosis ), mitoses ( karyokineses ), multinucleate cells), κοινό γνώρισμα και ιδιαίτερα στην περίπτωση ευμεγέθων πλινθωμάτων σφυρηλασίας είναι η παρουσία μιας σειράς υπερτιθεμένων ζωνών ισαξονικ (a commonly observed feature, is a series of superimposed zones of equiaxed crystallization of different sizes, particularly in large forging ingots, reminiscent of sedimentation phenomena), μέση τιμή των χρόνων καλής λειτουργίας (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מוער (noticed, remarked). (various references) | |
Hungarian | megfigyelt. (various references) | |
Italian | osservato (observes). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 他覚症状 (objective symptoms, symptoms observed by the doctor), 他覚症 (objective symptoms, symptoms observed by the doctor). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | たかくしょうじょう (objective symptoms, symptoms observed by the doctor), たかくしょう (objective symptoms, symptoms observed by the doctor). (various references) | |
Korean | 관측하". (various references) | |
Manx | tastit (heeded), fakinit (seen), cronnit (allotted, discerned), cooilleeinit (paid back). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | observeday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | observa-se frequentemente nos grandes lingotes de forja zonas de cristalização equiaxiais de dimensões diferentes sobrepostas,que recordam os fenómenos de sedimentação (a commonly observed feature, is a series of superimposed zones of equiaxed crystallization of different sizes, particularly in large forging ingots, reminiscent of sedimentation phenomena), objectiva (give an image of the object observed, objective containing one or more lenses which, when directed optical systems towards an object), massa volúmica observada (observed density), após inalação de estearato de chumbo,observa-se uma intensa reacção hepática,que se manifesta por uma degenerescência adiposa e por alterações morfológicas dos hepatócitos-cariólise,mitoses,células multinucleadas (after inhalation of lead stearate, an intense hepatic reaction in observed, manifesting itself by adiposis hepatica and morphological changes in the hepatocytes - karyolysis ( hypochromatosis ), mitoses ( karyokineses ), multinucleate cells), após recozimento de normalização,a zona central apresenta bandas que mostram diferenças estruturais importantes (after normalising considerable differences were observed in the bands of the banded structure, in the centre of the bar), azimute observado (observed bearing), concentrações de chumbo atingindo vários miligramas por m3 foram observadas ao nível do solo em locais situados sob o vento,em relação s fundições de chumbo (concentrations of lead reaching several milligrams per cubic meter have been observed at ground level downwind from lead smelters), contador da carga observada (observed load counter), disponibilidade observada (observed availability), este atraso no ataque,quando está no seu início,tanto se verifica com o ácido nítrico como com o ácido pícrico (this delay at the start of etching can be observed both by etching with nitric acid and with picric acid), fiabilidade observada (observed reliability), temperatura de austenização de 1270 graus C,pode observar-se nalguns locais um início de fusão (at an austenitising temperature of l270 C the first indications of melting can be observed in some places), largamente observada (largely observed), vida média observada (observed mean life), navio observado (vessel observed), no interior dos grãos,cujos planos recticulares são quase paralelos superfície polida,os sub-limites comportam-se como vazios,porque ao que parece são mais fortemente atacados (because they seem to be etched more deeply, the sub-grain boundaries are observed as pits, when the ferrite planes are parallel to the polished section), risco observado (observed risk), tempo médio entre avarias (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), tempo médio observado entre falhas (observed mean time between failures), tempo médio previsto entre falhas (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), tempo medio entre avarias (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), valor observado (observed value), garantir o respeito do direito (ensure that the law is observed). (various references) | |
Russian | наблюдать наблюдаемый, предмет наблюдений. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | osmatran, posmatran. (various references) | |
Spanish | objetivo (aim, bomb site, detached, end, factual, goal, lems, lens, objective, realistic, target), después de una transformación isométrica no se observa una orientación cristalográfica en planos preferentes como en la estructura de Widmannst?tten (as observed in the Widmannstätten structure, cannot be observed after isothermal transformatlon, the crystallographic orientation of the ferrite), este retardo en la fase inicial se produce tanto con el ácido nítrico como con el ácido pícrico (this delay at the start of etching can be observed both by etching with nitric acid and with picric acid), en lugares situados bajo el viento con relación a fundiciones de plomo, se han observado a nivel del suelo concentraciones de plomo que llegan a varios miligramos por m3 (concentrations of lead reaching several milligrams per cubic meter have been observed at ground level downwind from lead smelters), en el interior de los granos, cuyos planos cristalinos son casi paralelos a la superficie pulimentada, los límites de los subgranos se observan como picaduras que resultan atacadas más fuertemente (because they seem to be etched more deeply, sometimes a type of grain boundary occurs inside the ferrite grains, the sub-grain boundaries are observed as pits, when the ferrite planes are parallel to the polished section, which will be defined as sub-grain boundaries or veining), el diseño del chasis y del mueble del receptor determina considerablemente los valores medidos de rayos X (the basic design of receiver chassis and the chassiscabinet combination strongly influenced the observed X-ray conditions), a la temperatura de austenitización de 1270 grados C puede haber ya un principio de fusión (at an austenitising temperature of l270 C the first indications of melting can be observed in some places), después del recocido de normalización, la zona central presenta bandas que muestran diferencias estructurales importantes (after normalising considerable differences were observed in the bands of the banded structure, in the centre of the bar), frecuencias observadas (observed frequencies), densidad observada (observed density), con frecuencia, sobre todo en los lingotes grandes de forja, se observan zonas de cristalización equiaxiales de finuras diferentes superpuestas, que recuerdan a los fenómenos de sedimentación (a commonly observed feature, is a series of superimposed zones of equiaxed crystallization of different sizes, particularly in large forging ingots, reminiscent of sedimentation phenomena), cómputo de carga observado (observed load counter), buque sometido a observación (vessel observed), azimut observado (observed bearing), ampliamente observada (largely observed), disponibilidad observada (observed availability), taxis (cabs, taxicabs, taxis), valor observado (observed value), una venida de fluido o "kick" se produce por una afluencia de fluidos de la formacion hacia el pozo de perforacion;su nombre se deriva del comportamiento de flujo que se observa cuando los fluid os de la formacion se aproximan a la superficie (a kick results from an influx from the fprmation into the wellbore;it derives its name from the flow behaviour observed as formation fluids approach the surface), tratamiento vigilado de corta duración (directly observed treatment, short-course), tratamiento quimioterápico de corta duración (directly observed treatment, short-course), tiempo medio previsto entre fallos (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), tiempo medio observado entre fallos (observed mean time between failures), fiabilidad observada (observed reliability), tiempo medio entre averías (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), finalmente, otra consecuencia de la austenitización a temperatura más alta es que los cordones de carburo en los bordes de los granos son más gruesos (as a further result of a more thorough austenitizing it is observed that thicker carbide films occur in the ferrite grain boundaries), taxia (stimulus response movements that are...readily observed in the lower animals, taxis), tactismo (stimulus response movements that are...readily observed in the lower animals, taxis), riesgo observado (observed risk), MTBF (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), los estados participantes reafirman la necesidad de que se observe de modo estricto y efectivo como norma de conducta internacional la renuncia a la amenaza o al uso de la fuerza (as a norm of an international life, should be strictly and effectively observed, the participating states reaffirm the need that refraining from the threat of use of force), garantizar el respeto del Derecho (ensure that the law is observed), vida media observada (observed mean life), tiempo medio entre fallos (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures). (various references) | |
Swedish | observerat värde (observed value), observerad tillgänglighet (observed availability), observerad medeltid mellan fel (observed mean time between failures), observerad medellivslängd (observed mean life), observerad funktionssäkerhet (observed reliability), visare av observerad last (observed load counter), visare av observerad belastning (observed load counter), taxis (stimulus response movements that are...readily observed in the lower animals, taxis), predikterad medeltid mellan fel (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), medeltid mellan fel (mean time between failure, mean time between failure observed, mean time between failures, MTBF, predicted mean time between failures), fördjupa (become observed, deepen, enter deeply, immerse, make deeper), avläst bäring (observed bearing). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | спостережений. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 37, Verse 11 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ezhlwsan de auton oi adelfoi autou o de pathr autou diethrhsen to rhma |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Invidebant igitur ei fratres sui pater vero rem tacitus considerabat |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Wherfore Judas seide to Thamar, the wijf of his sone, Be thow a widwe in the hows of thi fader, to the tyme that Sela my sone growe; forsothe he dredde lest and he shulde dye as the britheren of hym. The which yede, and dwelte in the hows of hir fader. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And his brethern hated him but his father noted the saynge. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And his brothers were full of envy; but his father kept his words in mind. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 37, Verse 11 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang iyang mga igsoon nasina kaniya; apan kini nga pulonga gitagoan sa hunahuna sa iyang amahan. |
| Chinese | 他 " " 們 都 嫉 ' 他 . 他 父 親 卻 把 這 話 存 在 心 裡 。 |
| Croatian | I dok su braæa od zavisti bila ljuta na nj, njegov je otac razmišljao o svemu. |
| Danish | Og hans Brødre fattede Avind til ham, men hans Fader gemte det i sit Minde. |
| Dutch | Zijn broeders dan benijdden hem; doch zijn vader bewaarde deze zaak. |
| Finnish | Ja hänen veljensä kadehtivat häntä; mutta hänen isänsä pani tämän mieleensä. |
| French | Ses frères eurent de l`envie contre lui, mais son père garda le souvenir de ces choses. |
| German | Und seine Brüder beneideten ihn. Aber sein Vater behielt diese Worte. |
| Haitian Creole | Frè Jozèf yo t'ap fè jalouzi, men papa l' t'ap kalkile tout bagay sa yo nan tèt li. |
| Hungarian | Irígykednek vala azért reá az õ bátyjai; az õ atyja pedig elméjében tartja vala e dolgot. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Abang-abang Yusuf iri hati kepadanya, tetapi ayahnya tetap memikirkan mimpi itu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka saudara-saudaranyapun dengkilah akan dia, tetapi bapanya menyimpankan perkara itu dalam hatinya. |
| Maori | Na ka hae ona tuakana ki a ia; ko tona papa ia i mahara ki te kupu. |
| Norwegian | Og hans brødre var misunnelige på ham; men hans far gjemte det i sitt minne. |
| Portuguese | Seus irmãos, pois, o invejavam; mas seu pai guardava o caso no seu coração. |
| Rumanian | Frayii sqi au knceput sq -l pismuiascq; dar tatql squ a yinut minte lucrurile acestea. |
| Spanish | Sus hermanos le tenían envidia, pero su padre guardaba en mente el asunto. |
| Swedish | Och hans bröder avundades honom; men hans fader bevarade detta i sitt minne. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "observed": reobserved, unobserved. (additional references) | |
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"Observed" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: observ, observa, observat, obsorbed, obwserve, Osterfeed. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "observed" (pronounced ubzer"vd) |
| 4 | -z er" v d | deserved, preserved, reserved, undeserved. |
| 3 | -er" v d | conserved, curved, served, swerved, underserved, unnerved. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||