probe in English dictionary

  • probe

    Meanings and definitions of "probe"

    • (surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs etc. [from 15th c.]
    • (figuratively) Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information. [from 17th c.]
    • An act of probing; a prod, a poke. [from 19th c.]
    • (figuratively) An investigation or inquiry. [from 20th c.]
    • (aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling. [from 20th c.]
    • (sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it. [from 20th c.]
    • (astronautics) A small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings. [from 20th c.]
    • (game of Go) a move with multiple answers seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy
    • (transitive, intransitive) To explore, investigate, or question
    • noun
      (surgery)
      Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc. [from 15th c.]
    • noun
      (figuratively)
      Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information. [from 17th c.]
    • noun
      An act of probing; a prod, a poke. [from 19th c.]
    • noun
      (figuratively)
      An investigation or inquiry. [from 20th c.]
    • noun
      (aeronautics)
      A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling. [from 20th c.]
    • noun
      (sciences)
      A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it. [from 20th c.]
    • noun
      (astronautics)
      A small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings. [from 20th c.]
    • noun
      (game of Go)
      a move with multiple answers seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy
    • noun
      (biochemistry)
      Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure
    • verb
      (transitive, intransitive)
      To explore, investigate, or question
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To insert a probe into.
    • A process that checks that a memory-address range is in user-mode address space and that the range can be read or written in the context of the current process.
    • tapping (medical)
    • (space) probe
    • (in genetics) A labelled DNA or RNA sequence used to detect the presence of a complementary sequence by hybridization with a nucleic acid sample.(source:FAO)
    • sciences: electrode or other small device
    • investigation or inquiry
    • to explore, investigate, or question
    • noun
      an exploratory action or expedition
    • noun
      an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"
    • noun
      an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
    • noun
      a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
    • verb
      examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill"
    • verb
      question or examine thoroughly and closely

    Synonyms of "probe" in English dictionary

    penetrate, dig into, exploration are the top synonyms of "probe" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of probe

    • probe ( third-person singular simple present probes, present participle probing, simple past and past participle probed)
    • probe ( plural  probes)
    • probe (plural probes)
    • probe (third-person singular simple present probes, present participle probing, simple past and past participle probed)
  • Probe

    Meanings and definitions of "probe"

    • a model of Ford automobile
    • proper
      a model of Ford automobile

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