vonulást

Vonulás is a Hungarian noun describing the act of moving in a line or group along a route. It can refer to the seasonal migration of animals, a crowd moving together, or a ceremonial or military procession. The accusative form is vonulást.

Etymology: The word comes from the verb vonul, meaning to move in a line, to march, or to proceed; adding the suffix -ás yields vonulás, with vonulást as its direct object form.

Biológiai vonulás: In biology, vonulás denotes migration, usually seasonal, where animals move to breeding or feeding grounds. Typical patterns include long-distance migrations of birds or mammals and shorter, altitudinal or regional routes. Trigger factors include food availability, climate, and day length; orientation often relies on endogenous rhythms and environmental cues.

Emberi vonulás: In sociology and demography, vonulás refers to human migration—permanent or seasonal relocation driven by economic, political, environmental factors. It may be internal or cross-border; drivers are push factors in origin regions and pull factors at destinations; consequences include demographic changes and policy challenges.

Kulturális és ünnepi vonulás: The term also describes processions in religious or cultural contexts, or organized military parades, characterized by an orderly movement of participants along predefined routes and with symbolic significance.

Tudományos és gyakorlati jelentőség: The concept is studied across disciplines such as ecology, geography, anthropology, and history, with data on timing, paths, numbers, and ecological or social effects.