navegación

navigation

noun nah-beh-gah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: From Latin navigatio, from navigare ('to sail').

Also means

sailing

Usage Note

Navegación covers sea and air navigation, internet browsing (navegación por internet), and GPS-guided travel (navegación por satélite). The verb is navegar and the agent noun is navegante ('navigator, sailor'). In digital contexts navegador is the standard word for a web browser — derived from the same root.

Examples

"La navegación por el río fue tranquila y placentera."

Natural Translation

Navigation along the river was calm and pleasant.

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