exploration
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2.8
- noun
- /ˌɛkspləˈreɪʃən/
:
exploración
- We foster the conditions for productive dialogue and exploration across boundaries.
- oil exploration
- space exploration
- exploration and development
So here's kind of lyrical exploration of this phenomenon.
- So here's kind of lyrical exploration of this phenomenon.
- And I think exploration, travel, it provides that.
- What's your most fantastical dreams for space exploration and space travel right now?
- I'm much more interested in continuing this, this exploration of self and consciousness.
- You really immerse yourself, saturate yourself in exploration and travel far and wide.
- So today we are map makers and exploration will be our key.
- But I always still like chemistry and this whole exploration aspect of science as a whole.
- The key is though, the exploration phase never stops.
Examples
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The team's exploration of the remote jungle led to the discovery of several new plant species.
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'This is a unique moment 'in the history of space exploration.
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We are in the earliest stages of exploration now.
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This is the product of years of exploration... ...by some of the world's most distinguished scientists.
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Technology has altered the nature of exploration, rendering it far less dangerous than previously.
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You really immerse yourself, saturate yourself in exploration and travel far and wide.
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We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started, and know the place for the first time.
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His exploration of ancient ruins revealed important insights into the civilization that once thrived there.
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The scientists' exploration of the ocean floor has uncovered fascinating new marine life.
Synonyms
819
1.0
A trip visiting several places and returning to the start, usually for work or pleasure
358
4.1
An organized trip by a group for a special purpose like exploring or doing research
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3.0
The act of looking carefully at something to find facts
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3.4
A short trip to find out about an area
A planned journey to explore unknown places and make maps
A short trip to check a place before an event
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
To check a person's body by touch to find size, shape, firmness, or location of parts
How Extensive
358
4.1
156
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Exploration comes from the verb explore, from Latin explorare, which meant 'to search out'. Think of an explorer going 'out' into the ocean or jungle to find new places or species, so exploration is travel and searching to discover things.