experiment

Examples

• All

• So now we're going to try an experiment with three.

• In the three years of this experiment, Henry has placed six foster children in apartments.

  Fiction book (1994)

• So I set up my experiment and saw where it went.

• We seek to be a living experiment in other ways as well.

• How long is your little experiment gonna last?

  Control (2004)

• We can do a little experiment to make a cloud.

• "And now the final chapter to this sorry experiment must be written."

  Fiction book (1996)

• OK, let's now suppose that we're doing an experiment which does not involve B.

• Or do we aspire to more for our great experiment of a nation?

  Academic text (1999)

• It's my last night, so I thought we'd try one more experiment.

  Hollow Man (2000)

Synonyms

S

science experiment

vsexperiment

16 2.5

A test done to find out how things work in science

is a general attempt to try something new, not limited to science

T

trial run

vsexperiment

15 3.2

A short test to see if something works well before real use

is a general try to see what happens, not only a preuse test

Compounds

S

science experiment

16 2.5

A test done to find out how things work in science

C

control experiment

• Specialized

5 3.8

An experiment that keeps everything the same except one thing to compare results

P

pilot experiment

• Specialized

1 4.6

A small initial test to check if a research method is possible and how much time and money it needs

M

Michelson-Morley experiment

• Specialized

1 9.5

An experiment that looks for changes in the speed of light caused by Earth's motion and finds none

D

double-blind experiment

• Specialized

1 5.1

An experiment where neither the participants nor the researchers know who is in which group

I

interactive science experiment

3.8

A science activity where people do hands-on tests to learn

How Experimental

experiment

266 2.8

pilot project

9 4.0

to trial

2 3.3

attempt

∞ 1.0

try

• Specialized

401 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology