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probe
[ prohb ]
verb (used with object)
- to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely:
to probe one's conscience.
Synonyms: scrutinize, investigate
- to examine or explore with or as if with an instrument:
The dentist probed the offending tooth.
She keeps probing her ear with a cotton swab.
verb (used without object)
- to examine or explore a matter thoroughly (sometimes followed by into ):
The checklist consists of a series of questions carefully designed to probe into all aspects of your business.
The cross-examiner probed a little more before dismissing the witness.
- to explore or search with or as if with an instrument:
You may have to probe with the rod until you find the mouth of the pipe.
noun
- an act or instance of probing.
- an investigation, especially by a legislative committee, of suspected illegal activity.
- a tool or instrument designed for examining something, especially a slender surgical instrument for exploring the depth or direction of a wound, sinus, or the like.
- Aerospace. space probe ( def ).
- a projecting, pipelike device on a receiving aircraft used to make connection with and receive fuel from a tanker aircraft during refueling in flight.
- a device, attached by cord to an oven, that can be inserted into roasts or other food so that the oven shuts off when the desired internal temperature of the food is reached.
- Biology. any identifiable substance that is used to detect, isolate, or identify another substance, as a labeled strand of DNA that hybridizes with its complementary RNA or a monoclonal antibody that combines with a specific protein.
probe
/ prəʊb /
verb
- tr to search into or question closely
- to examine (something) with or as if with a probe
noun
- something that probes, examines, or tests
- surgery a slender and usually flexible instrument for exploring a wound, sinus, etc
- a thorough inquiry, such as one by a newspaper into corrupt practices
- electronics a lead connecting to or containing a measuring or monitoring circuit used for testing
- electronics a conductor inserted into a waveguide or cavity resonator to provide coupling to an external circuit
- any of various devices that provide a coupling link, esp a flexible tube extended from an aircraft to link it with another so that it can refuel
- See space probe
Derived Forms
- ˈprobeable, adjective
- ˈprober, noun
Other Words From
- probe·a·ble adjective
- prob·er noun
- re·probe verb reprobed reprobing
- un·probed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of probe1
Word History and Origins
Origin of probe1
Example Sentences
There were three elements in the primers and probes, numbered one, two, and three.
In this video, they cover how to use beacons, probes, and shovels to help you understand how to implement these tools in an emergency.
Say we found evidence of DNA on Mars—Perseverance has no way to sequence it, and as of yet there’s no way any Martian probe could be fitted with the necessary equipment to do so.
The probes emphasized Metro’s need to create, update and reinforce safety standards — something the agency has pledged after the release of a September audit that included 21 safety failures or concerns within its Rail Operations Control Center.
Today it said it’s unpausing its multi-year probe to keep on prodding.
However, the probe stayed in contact with the Rosetta orbiter and has already sent back some photos.
Then finally, the probe had to be released at the right moment and on the right course to land at that spot.
The probe appears to be sitting at the bottom of a "cliff" on the comet, but beyond that it's hard to tell.
UPDATE: Since publication yesterday, the Philae team learned that the probe bounced two times and apparently landed on its side.
Earthlings, we can celebrate the accomplishment of landing a probe on a new world.
It was risky work to leave the valuable convoy for an instant, but Malcolm felt that he must probe this mystery.
I have not been able to perceive a hole sufficient even to admit a small probe.
One by one they examine, they compare, they probe, and all in silence.
For a month she subjected Mr. Matthew Weyburn to the microscope of her observation and the probe of her instinct.
The slightest probe of such a feeling toward a man so infinitely beneath him, he would have felt degrading.
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