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probe

/pɹəʊb/

noun

Meaning

  • Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.

  • Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.

  • An act of probing; a prod, a poke.

  • 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.

  • 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 unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.

  • (game of go) a move with multiple 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

Synonyms

yosu-miru

verb

Meaning

  • To explore, investigate, or question

    "If you probe further, you may discover different reasons."

  • To insert a probe into.