probe
Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etcAny of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
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» Investigators are running a probe into what caused the crash.
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Examples
55 sentencesInvestigators are running a probe into what caused the crash.
The probe launch was successful.
The probe inserted itself into orbit.
Meaning
10 sensesAny of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
зондzond, щупščup
(figuratively)An investigation or inquiry.
They launched a probe into the cause of the accident.
Untersuchung
иссле́дованиеisslédovanije, рассле́дованиеrasslédovanije, зонди́рованиеzondírovanije
A small, usually uncrewed, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.
Sonde
зондzond, АМСAMS
More meanings 7
A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it.
Insert the probe into the soil and read the temperature.
зондzond, щупščup
A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.
Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
An anal probe, a fictional instrument commonly used by aliens on abducted humans.
(figuratively)Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.
An act of probing; a prod, a poke.
A move with multiple possible answers, seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy.
Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure
- an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
- a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
- an exploratory action or expedition
- an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
Origin
For verb: borrowed from Latin probare (“to test, examine, prove”), from probus (“good”). DFor verb: borrowed from Latin probare (“to test, examine, prove”), from probus (“good”). Doublet of prove.
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Forms
plural: probesSynonyms
2 synonyms- an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities:investigation
Word family
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