Dictionary

exploration en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• ĕks’plərā′shən (US)
• /ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle French exploration, from Latin exploratio. Morphologically explore + -ation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. 1957 July 14, M. D. Greville, “A Diamond Jubilee of Railway Memories”, in Railway Magazine, page 459:
2. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.
4. (countable, uncountable) A physical examination of a patient.

Forms

Deriveds

space exploration · reexploration · explorationist · sexploration · explorational · urban exploration

Relateds

explorer · explorative · exploratory

Translations (89)

sh истражи́ва̄ње (act of exploring) · mk истражување (act of exploring) · tl panggagalugad (act of exploring) · sv upptäcktsresa (penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery) · de Erforschung (act of exploring) · fi löytöretki (penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery) · da opdagelse (penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery) · de Erkundung (penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery) · be дасле́дванне (act of exploring) · nb utforskning (act of exploring) · da udforskning (penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery) · ja 精査 (act of exploring) · de Erforschung (penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery) · az tədqiqat (act of exploring) · bg проу́чване (penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery) · et uurimine (act of exploring) · sh istražívānje (act of exploring) · tg тадкиқ (act of exploring) · nl ontdekkingsreis (penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery) · ar اِسْتِكْشَاف (act of exploring) · it esplorazione (act of exploring) · be дасле́даванне (act of exploring) · pl eksploracja (act of exploring) · nn utforsking (act of exploring) · sk prieskum (act of exploring) · hu felfedezés (act of exploring) · da undersøgelse (act of exploring) · nl exploratie (penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery) · cmn 勘探 (act of exploring) · pt exploração (act of exploring) · de Erkundung (act of exploring) · nl ontdekkingstocht (penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery) · da udforskning (act of exploring) · ko 탐험 (act of exploring) · sl raziskovanje (act of exploring) · fi tutkimusmatka (penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery) · nb utforsking (act of exploring) · lt tyrinėjimas (act of exploring) · fi tutkimusmatka (act of exploring) · uz tekshirish (act of exploring) · gd rannsachadh (act of exploring) · ru изуче́ние (act of exploring) · de Entdeckungsreise (penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery) · uk дослі́дження (act of exploring) · tg тафтиш (act of exploring) · fi tutkimus (act of exploring) · az kəşfiyyat (act of exploring) · eo esplorado (act of exploring) · es exploración (act of exploring) · tr keşif (act of exploring) · id eksplorasi (act of exploring) · fi tutkimusretki (penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery) · pl badanie (act of exploring) · hy հետազոտություն (act of exploring) · id eksplorasi (penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery) · tl eksplorasyon (act of exploring) · lv pētījums (act of exploring) · tg иктишоф (act of exploring) · ca exploració (act of exploring) · ga taiscéalaíocht (act of exploring) · cmn 勘察 (act of exploring) · el εξερεύνηση (act of exploring) · ms penjelajahan (act of exploring) · ja 探査 (act of exploring) · fa کاوش (act of exploring) · sq eksplorim (act of exploring) · de Exploration (geological (mineral) exploration) · nl verkenning (act of exploring) · ja 探究 (act of exploring) · ko 탐구 (act of exploring) · hy ուսումնասիրություն (act of exploring) · ko 답사 (act of exploring) · ka გამოკვლევა (act of exploring) · sv utforskning (act of exploring) · ja 探検 (act of exploring) · cs průzkum (act of exploring) · uk дослі́джування (act of exploring) · ko 탐사 (act of exploring) · bg изсле́дване (act of exploring) · tg таҳқиқ (act of exploring) · fa اکتشاف (act of exploring) · fr exploration (act of exploring) · ms penerokaan (act of exploring) · fi tutkiminen (act of exploring) · de Untersuchung (act of exploring) · ro explorare (act of exploring) · mn судалгаа (act of exploring) · ru иссле́дование (act of exploring) · nl exploratie (act of exploring)