Migration

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(É™)n/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

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

Full definition of migration

Noun

1. An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
2. Seasonal moving for animals, birds or fishes to breed or find a new home.
• 2013-01-01, Paul Bartel, Ashli Moore, Avian Migration: The Ultimate Red-Eye Flight, 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.

Derived terms

• migrate
• migratory

Related terms

• immigration
• porting