What is "somnambulation"

Somnambulation \Som*nam`bu*la"tion\, n. [L. somnus sleep + ambulatio a walking about, from ambulare to walk. See Somnolent, Amble.] The act of walking in sleep, called also sleepwalking.

1789, noun of action; see somnambulism.

n. 1 (context rare English) The phenomenon of sleepwalking. 2 (context rare English) An instance of sleepwalking.

n. walking by a person who is asleep [syn: sleepwalking, somnambulism, noctambulism, noctambulation]