migration

Meanings

Plural: migrations

Noun

• the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
• a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)
• (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule
• the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding
• An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
• Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.
• Movement in general.
• Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.
• The movement of cells in particular directions to specific locations.

Related Words

emigration, immigration, in-migration, inmigration, migrant, migrate, migratory, out-migration, outmigration, porting