MIGRATION

/maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 15

Scrabble letter values: M3I1G2R1A1T1I1O1N1 = 12

Definition

  1. noun the movement of persons from one country or locality to another.
  2. noun a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period).
  3. noun (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule.
  4. noun the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding.

Examples

  • “The migration of lead from a can to the food inside it can cause lead poisoning.”

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