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microprobe

microprobe

1 9.3
A very small unmanned spacecraft that collects data from planets or comets
  • noun
  • /ˈmaɪkroʊproʊb/
  • Specialized
translation icon : microsonda
  • A microprobe was deployed to collect samples from the surface of the asteroid.

Examples

  • The scientists used a microprobe to collect data from the comet's tail during its flyby.

  • The research team designed a microprobe to analyze the atmosphere of Mars.

  • Scientists celebrated the successful landing of the microprobe on the distant comet.

  • The microprobe successfully gathered data from the comet.

  • NASA launched a new microprobe to explore Mars.

  • After its launch, the microprobe successfully transmitted images of the distant planet's surface.

  • The research team designed a new microprobe to gather samples from the asteroid belt.

Synonyms

space probe
vsmicroprobe
  • Specialized
11 4.2

A machine sent into space without people to study planets and send information back

is a much smaller unmanned device sent to collect data from planets or comets

How Small

nanorobot
  • Specialized
1 6.7
microprobe
  • Specialized
1 9.3
probe
  • Specialized
225 4.9
spacecraft
  • Specialized
165 4.2

Surface Forms

microprobe singular
microprobes plural

Morphology

microprobe = probe (semi-transparent) = micro + probe

The form is clear, but the spacecraft sense is a specialized extension rather than a fully literal small probe.

Etymology

The word microprobe comes from micro- meaning 'small', as in microphone, and probe meaning 'to explore or test'. So a microprobe is a very small unmanned craft sent to explore places like planets, comets, or asteroids.