migration
(noun)
noun
1. the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
Definition categories: act, motion, move, movement
2. a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)
Definition categories: group, people
3. (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule
Definition categories: event
4. the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding
Definition categories: event
Sentences with migration as a noun:
- The migration of lead from a can to the food inside it can cause lead poisoning.