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Meaning of exploration | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən

Definitions

  1. The process of exploring.
  2. The process of exploring
  3. The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
  4. The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery
  5. The act or an instance of exploring: Arctic exploration; exploration of new theories.
  6. The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.
  7. The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration
  8. The act or an instance of exploring or investigating:investigation, probe, reconnaissance.
  9. A physical examination of a patient.
  10. A physical examination of a patient
  11. a journey of exploration. ondersoek(ing), eksplorasie, ontdekking إسْتِكشاف изследване exploração výzkumná cesta die Erforschung udforskning; efterforskning; søgning εξερεύνησηexploración uurimine اکتشاف tutkiminen explorationחקירה अन्वेषण, खोज istraživanje felfedezőút eksplorasi könnunarleiðangur esplorazione 探検 탐험 tyrinėjimas, žvalgymas pētīšana; pētījums penjelajahan verkenningoppdagelsesreisebadanie, odkrywanie كشفول،پلټنه exploração recunoaştere; exploatare исследование výskumná cesta ra...
  12. for the purpose of exploration or investigation. an exploratory expedition. ondersoekings إسْتِكْشافي излседователски exploratório výzkumný forschend efterforsknings-; undersøgelses-; opdagelses- εξερευνητικός exploratorio uurimis- اکتشافی tutkimus- d'exploration שֶׁל חֲקִירָה अन्वेषी istraživački kutató bertujuan menyelidiki rannsóknar-, könnunar- esplorativo 探検の 탐험의 tiriamasis, žvalgomasis pētniecības-; pētniecisks tinjauan verkennend undersøkelses-, granskings-, prøve-badawczy پلټڼه.د پلټن...
  13. a person who explores unknown regions. explorers in space. ondersoeker مُسْتَكْشِف изследовател explorador výzkumník der Forscher opdagelsesrejsende εξερευνητήςexplorador uurimisreisija کاشف؛ اکتشاف کننده tutkimusmatkailija explorateur/-trice נוֹסֶע חוֹקֵר समन्वेषक, अन्वेषक istraživač felfedező penjelajah (land)könnuður, rannsakandi esploratore, esploratrice 探険家 탐험가 tyrinėtojas, žvalgytojas pētnieks penjelajah ontdekkingsreizigeroppdagelsesreisendebadacz, odkrywca پلټونكى explorador ex­plo­ra...
  14. exploración, investigación, búsqueda.
  15. the act or process of exploring
  16. (Medicine) med examination of an organ or part for diagnostic purposes
  17. an organized trip into unfamiliar regions, esp for scientific purposes; expedition
  18. an act or instance of exploring.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca kəşfiyyat tədqiqat
Català exploració
Ελληνικά εξερεύνηση
Esperanto esplorado
فارسی اکتشاف کاوش
Français Exploration
Gàidhlig rannsachadh
Galego explorador
हिन्दी खोज
Magyar felfedezés
Bahasa Indonesia eksplorasi penjelajahan
Italiano esplorazione
日本語 探査 探検 探究 精査 踏査 開拓
ქართული გამოკვლევა
한국어 답사 탐구 탐사 탐험
Kurdî keşif
Македонски истражување
Монгол судалгаа
Bahasa Melayu penjelajahan
Português exploração
Română explorare
Svenska upptäcktsresa
Tagalog eksplorasyon
Türkçe istikşaf keşif
Українська дослідження

Examples

“By this time, largely inspired by The Railway Magazine, I had begun to spread my wings, and had started on a long career of railway exploration.”
“The exploration of unknown areas was often the precursor to colonization.”

CEFR level

C2
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