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Meaning of exploration | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən

Definitions

  1. The process of exploring.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The process of exploring
  3. The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
    countable, uncountable
  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.
    countable, uncountable
  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.
    countable, uncountable
  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
    med
  17. an organized trip into unfamiliar regions, esp for scientific purposes; expedition
  18. an act or instance of exploring.

Equivalents

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
Mastery
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