exploration
nounattested in dialogue
- United States//ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən//
The process of exploring.
noun
- 1
The process of exploring.
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.
- 2
The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
The exploration of unknown areas was often the precursor to colonization.
- 3
The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.
- 4
A physical examination of a patient.
Etymology
From Middle French exploration, from Latin exploratio. Morphologically explore + -ation.
Forms
- plural
- explorations
exploding · Having the appearance of an explosion.exploit · A heroic or extraordinary deed.exploitation · The act of utilizing something; industry.
exploration · The process of exploring.
explore · To examine or investigate something systematically.explored · Having undergone exploration.explorer · One who explores something