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Probe

noun
/pɹəʊb/
Word Frequency: 8.8

Definitions

1.nounAny of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
2.nounSomething which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.
3.nounAn act of probing; a prod, a poke.
4.nounAn investigation or inquiry.
"They launched a probe into the cause of the accident."
5.nounA tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.
6.nounA 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."
7.nounA small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.
8.noun(game of go) a move with multiple answers seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy
9.nounAny group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure
10.verbTo explore, investigate, or question
"If you probe further, you may discover different reasons."
11.verbTo insert a probe into.

Synonyms

yosu-mirudig intoexamineinvestigationpoke intocatheterphysiciansensortubesplintgavagestalk

Rhymes With

globewardrobestrobelobeshobemicrobefrontal lobeparietal lobe
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