watchingstudy
nounUK /ˈwɒtʃɪŋˌstʌdi/
US /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋˌstʌdi/
A watching study is when you watch something carefully to learn about it.
The class did a watching study of birds at the park.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A school project where you watch and write down what you see.
For our watching study, we watched how plants grow.
3. The act of looking closely at something for a long time.
Her watching study of the ants lasted all afternoon.
4. A careful check to see how something works.
The scientist did a watching study on the busy bees.