migration
Definition
- n. the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
- n. a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)
- n. (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule
Word forms
- Plural
- migrations
Example sentences
n.
The migration of birds to warmer regions occurs every winter.
n.
The migration of data to the new server was completed overnight.