German

Noun

Migration f ‎(genitive Migration, plural Migrationen)

1. migration
2. (computing) migration

Synonyms

• Wanderung, Wanderbewegung, Wohnsitzwechsel
• (computing): Umstellung

Antonyms

• Sesshaftigkeit

English

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• migrate
• migratory

Related terms

• migrant
• immigration
• porting

Translations

French

Noun

migration f ‎(plural migrations)

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

Related terms

• migrer

Middle French

Noun

migration f (plural migrations)

1. migration (movement from one place to another)

Swedish

Noun

migration c

1. migration (clarification of this Swedish definition is being sought)

Declension