experimentation

[ ik-sper-uh-men-tey-shuhn, -muhn- ]
See synonyms for experimentation on Thesaurus.com
noun
  1. the act, process, practice, or an instance of making experiments.

Origin of experimentation

1
First recorded in 1665–75; experiment + -ation

Other words from experimentation

  • ex·per·i·men·ta·tive [ik-sper-uh-men-tuh-tiv], /ɪkˌspɛr əˈmɛn tə tɪv/, adjective
  • pro·ex·per·i·men·ta·tion, adjective

Words Nearby experimentation

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use experimentation in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for experimentation

experimentation

/ (ɪkˌspɛrɪmɛnˈteɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act, process, or practice of experimenting

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012