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- DictionaryEx·plo·ra·tion/ˌekspləˈrāSHən/
noun
- 1. the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it: "voyages of exploration"
/ɪkˈsplɔːr/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to travel to or around an area or a country in order to learn about it. As soon as we arrived on the island we were eager to explore. explore something They explored the land to the south of the Murray River. The city is best explored on foot.
Exploration definition: an act or instance of exploring or investigating; examination. See examples of EXPLORATION used in a sentence.
May 22, 2023 · The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery . The exploration of unknown areas was often the precursor to colonization. The (pre-) mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting ), also called mineral exploration.
noun. ex· plo· ra· tion ˌek-splə-ˈrā-shən. -ˌsplȯ- Synonyms of exploration. : the act or an instance of exploring. explorational. ˌek-splə-ˈrā-sh (ə-)nəl. -ˌsplȯ- adjective. Synonyms. delving. disquisition. examen. examination. inquest. inquiry. inquisition. investigation. probation. probe. probing. research. study.
plural explorations. Britannica Dictionary definition of EXPLORATION. : the act of exploring something. [noncount] space exploration. a topic for scholarly exploration. the early exploration of the West. [count] early explorations of the West.
exploration /ˌɛkspləˈreɪʃən/ n. the act or process of exploring. an organized trip into unfamiliar regions, esp for scientific purposes; expedition. exploratory /ɪkˈsplɒrətərɪ -trɪ /, exˈplorative adj. 'exploration' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
to search a place and discover things about it: The best way to explore the countryside is on foot. Robots, rather than astronauts, explore space now. The children have gone exploring in the woods. B2 [ T ] to think about, talk about, or study something, or to experience it, in order to find out more about it:
