experimental en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪkspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪkˌspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/
Etymology
From experiment + -al.
Meanings
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Pertaining to or founded on experiment.
Chemistry is an experimental science.
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Serving to be experimented upon; used in an experiment.
Brown-Séquard, noting that Addison's disease involved the failure of the adrenal (or suprarenal) glands near the kidneys, removed them in experimental animals, and thus proved they were necessary for life […].
1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 541:
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Serving as an experiment; serving to experiment.
his experimental band
Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.
2012 March-April, Colin Allen, “Do I See What You See?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2012, page 168:an experimental engine
In its sixty-year history here, some 4,170 engines of the 4-6-0 type have been constructed. This is the vast sequel of that bold experimental step of the Highland Railway in 1894.
1954 November, Frank Hewitt, “The First Decade of British 4-6-0 Locomotives—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 747:
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Experiential, empirical.
experimental knowledge
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more experimental | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most experimental | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
experimental design · nonexperimental · experimentalise · sexperimental · experimental aesthetics · experimentally · experimentality · experimentalism · quasiexperimental · unexperimental · preexperimental · experimental probability · experimentalist · interexperimental · postexperimental · self-experimental · experimentalness · intraexperimental · experimentalize
Translations (41)
gl experimental (of or pertaining to an experiment) · ru подо́пытный (serving to be experimented upon; used in an experiment) · hy փորձնական (of or pertaining to an experiment) · cmn 實驗的 /实验的 (of or pertaining to an experiment) · io experimentala (of or pertaining to an experiment) · fi kokeellinen (of or pertaining to an experiment) · pl doświadczalny (of or pertaining to an experiment) · ru эксперимента́льный (of or pertaining to an experiment) · uk до́слідний (of or pertaining to an experiment) · da forsøg- (of or pertaining to an experiment) · bg експериментален (of or pertaining to an experiment) · nb eksperimentell (of or pertaining to an experiment) · uk піддо́слідний (serving to be experimented upon; used in an experiment) · pt experimental (of or pertaining to an experiment) · el πειραματικός (of or pertaining to an experiment) · de experimentell (of or pertaining to an experiment) · es experimental (of or pertaining to an experiment) · ka ექსპერიმენტული (of or pertaining to an experiment) · hy փորձառական (of or pertaining to an experiment) · da forsøgsmæssig (of or pertaining to an experiment) · tl tilawin (of or pertaining to an experiment) · bg опитен (of or pertaining to an experiment) · ro experimental (of or pertaining to an experiment) · ru о́пытный (of or pertaining to an experiment) · kk эксперименттік (of or pertaining to an experiment) · eo eksperimenta (of or pertaining to an experiment) · hi प्रायोगिक (of or pertaining to an experiment) · nn eksperimentell (of or pertaining to an experiment) · be паддо́следны (serving to be experimented upon; used in an experiment) · kk істәжірибелік (of or pertaining to an experiment) · fr expérimental (of or pertaining to an experiment) · ca experimental (of or pertaining to an experiment) · it sperimentale (of or pertaining to an experiment) · ko 실험적 (of or pertaining to an experiment) · uk експеримента́льний (of or pertaining to an experiment) · pl eksperymentalny (of or pertaining to an experiment) · cs pokusný (of or pertaining to an experiment) · cs experimentální (of or pertaining to an experiment) · da eksperimentel (of or pertaining to an experiment) · be эксперымента́льны (of or pertaining to an experiment) · hu kísérleti (of or pertaining to an experiment)