probe en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /pɹəʊb/ (UK)
- /pɹoʊb/ (General-American)
Etymology
For verb: borrowed from Latin probare (“to test, examine, prove”), from probus (“good”). Doublet of prove. For noun: borrowed from Late Latin proba (“a proof”), from probare (“to test, examine, prove”); Doublet of proof. Compare Spanish tienta (“a surgeon's probe”), from tentar (“try, test”); see tempt.
Meanings
- Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
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Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc. ▸ An anal probe, a fictional instrument commonly used by aliens on abducted humans.
You listen here! We don't do anal probes like other aliens, but I'm about to make an exception!
2009 September 14, Ryan Hudson, “Can I Abduct You?”, in ChannelATE:You know, XR178.9, we haven't done any anal probes in a while.
2004 August 2, Bayard Russell, nonemorecomic:
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(figuratively) Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.
Silverberg also gives the reader reader some excellent character insight; deep probes into the minds of all the principals bring the reader closer to the persons involved than might be thought possible with the plot so far removed from the realm of normality.
1973 August 4, J. Ralf Green, “The Hossenpfepper Column”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
- An act of probing; a prod, a poke.
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(figuratively) An investigation or inquiry.
They launched a probe into the cause of the accident.
- A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.
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A 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.
- A small, usually uncrewed, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.
- (qualifier:go) A move with multiple possible answers, seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy.
- Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| probes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nanoprobe · lambda probe · riboprobe · immunoprobe · milliprobe · multiprobe · geoprobe · fluoroprobe · probe-and-drogue · space probe · prober · oligoprobe · probeable · armed probe · thermoprobe · reprobe · light probe · microprobe · probeset · bioprobe · probe-scissors · von Neumann probe · photoprobe · thetaprobe · neutron probe · Bracewell probe · probelike · pyroprobe · misprobe · miniprobe · reflection probe · radioprobe · cryoprobe · endoprobe
Synonyms
yosu-miru (game of go)
Translations (122)
gl investigación (investigation or inquiry) · ca sonda (biochemistry: radioactively labeled molecule) · ar مِسْبَار (sciences: electrode or other small device) · cmn 調査 /调査 (investigation or inquiry) · cs průzkum (investigation or inquiry) · bg разследване (investigation or inquiry) · ota اسقندیل (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · hu űrszonda (astronautics: spacecraft) · pl sonda (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · ota میل (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · it investigazione (investigation or inquiry) · gl sonda espacial (astronautics: spacecraft) · es sonda (biochemistry: radioactively labeled molecule) · de Sonde (astronautics: spacecraft) · oc investigacion (investigation or inquiry) · ja 探針 (sciences: electrode or other small device) · pt sonda (sciences: electrode or other small device) · oc sondatge (investigation or inquiry) · cs sonda (sciences: electrode or other small device) · he זונדה (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · ko 탐사기 (sciences: electrode or other small device) · ca enquesta (investigation or inquiry) · pt investigação (investigation or inquiry) · mi toromoka (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · fi sondi (sciences: electrode or other small device) · ru avtomatíčeskaja mežplanétnaja stáncija (astronautics: spacecraft) · fr sonde (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · fr perche (aeronautics: tube on aircraft) · fr sonde (biochemistry: radioactively labeled molecule) · gl sonda (biochemistry: radioactively labeled molecule) · tr prob (sciences: electrode or other small device) · oc enquèsta (investigation or inquiry) · mi waka ātea whakaoreore (astronautics: spacecraft) · lt zondas (astronautics: spacecraft) · ko 탐사기 (astronautics: spacecraft) · cmn 探測器 /探测器 (sciences: electrode or other small device) · la specillum (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · cmn 探測器 /探测器 (astronautics: spacecraft) · fi luotain (sciences: electrode or other small device) · ru щуп (sciences: electrode or other small device) · ko 탐사선 (sciences: electrode or other small device) · es sonda (sciences: electrode or other small device) · ms kuar (astronautics: spacecraft) · mi rou (investigation or inquiry) · mi rou (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · pt sonda (astronautics: spacecraft) · fi selvitys (investigation or inquiry) · fr explorateur (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · he בדיקה (investigation or inquiry) · ru зонд (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · cmn 调查 (investigation or inquiry) · tr sonda (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · oc sonda (biochemistry: radioactively labeled molecule) · ko 탐사선 (astronautics: spacecraft) · it specillo (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · ru рассле́дование (investigation or inquiry) · es sondeo (investigation or inquiry) · ja 探査機 (sciences: electrode or other small device) · it sonda (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · ar مِسْبَار (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · ja 探査機 (astronautics: spacecraft) · cy chwiliedydd (sciences: electrode or other small device) · de Untersuchung (investigation or inquiry) · ms kuar (sciences: electrode or other small device) · ca sonda (astronautics: spacecraft) · ca sonda (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · ka ზონდი (sciences: electrode or other small device) · grc μήλη (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · ru зонд (sciences: electrode or other small device) · vi thăm dò (astronautics: spacecraft) · cs sonda (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · es sonda espacial (astronautics: spacecraft) · ca sondeig (investigation or inquiry) · cs sonda (astronautics: spacecraft) · he מחקר (investigation or inquiry) · hy զոնդ (sciences: electrode or other small device) · bg сонда (sciences: electrode or other small device) · te ఏషణి (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · sv sond (astronautics: spacecraft) · ota سونده (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · ka გამოკვლევა (investigation or inquiry) · cs prošetření (investigation or inquiry) · it inchiesta (investigation or inquiry) · ru иссле́дование (investigation or inquiry) · es sonda (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · ru зонди́рование (investigation or inquiry) · ru щуп (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · it sonda (astronautics: spacecraft) · la mēlōtris (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · fi anturi (sciences: electrode or other small device) · ru зонд (astronautics: spacecraft) · gl sonda (sciences: electrode or other small device) · hy հետաքննություն (investigation or inquiry) · fr sonde (astronautics: spacecraft) · ca sonda (sciences: electrode or other small device) · ru АМС (astronautics: spacecraft) · fi koetin (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · fi koetin (sciences: electrode or other small device) · sl sonda (astronautics: spacecraft) · oc sonda (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · nl sonde (astronautics: spacecraft) · ar مِسْبَار (astronautics: spacecraft) · he חקירה (investigation or inquiry) · oc sonda (astronautics: spacecraft) · fi luotain (astronautics: spacecraft) · gl sonda (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · oc sonda (sciences: electrode or other small device) · no sonde (sciences: electrode or other small device) · nl sonde (sciences: electrode or other small device) · gl sonda (astronautics: spacecraft) · tr sonda (astronautics: spacecraft) · el καθετήρας (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · pt sonda (biochemistry: radioactively labeled molecule) · cmn 探針 /探针 (sciences: electrode or other small device) · pt sonda (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · it sonda (biochemistry: radioactively labeled molecule) · it sonda (sciences: electrode or other small device) · bg сонда (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · fi tutkimus (investigation or inquiry) · es tienta (surgery: any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc) · ja 調査 (investigation or inquiry) · fr sonde (sciences: electrode or other small device)