Probe synonyms
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Part of speech:
To observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically:
To poke a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
To test the knowledge of by posing questions:
To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
To search for talented people:
(Internet) To send a private message to (a user on IRC).
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1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.35:
To make a search or investigation:
To distinguish as if separating with a sieve:
To pry into the private affairs of others, especially by prowling about.
Test is defined as to participate in or administer an exam or evaluation.
A physical examination.
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An inspection or exploration of an area, especially one made to gather military information.
A specialized sensory organ that projects typically from the head of an animal, esp. an insect
The jury or group holding such an inquiry
An investigation or examination
An investigation or inquiry into the truth of some matter
To research or make inquiries into something:
To find out, as by careful study or investigation; unearth
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(Intransitive, medicine) To examine diagnostically.
To ask questions about (something); investigate or analyze:
(Intransitive, military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.
A type of longitudinal wave that originates as the vibration of a medium (such as a person's vocal cords or a guitar string) and travels through gases, liquids, and elastic solids as variations of pressure and density. The loudness of a sound perceived by the ear depends on the amplitude of the sound wave and is measured in decibels, while its pitch depends on its frequency, measured in hertz.
put-out-feelers
send up a trial balloon
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network (related)
A complex, interconnected group or system:
To test by carefully questioning in order to find out the knowledge, skill, qualifications, etc. of (a student, witness, job applicant, etc.)
To heartily begin eating.
poke into
examine physically with or as if with a probe
single-atom (related)
probes (related)
femelex (related)
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detector (related)
multi-atom (related)
microfabricated (related)
C-ALS (related)
sensor (related)
Close examination; minute inspection
pierce deeply
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To penetrate is to pass into or through something.
examination (related)
The act of examining or the state of being examined:
A branch of mathematics concerned with limits and convergence and principally involving differential calculus, integral calculus, sequences, and series.
To devise, conceive, cook up, plan.
(Idiomatic) to investigate, explore, or consider
Find another word for probe. In this page you can discover 48 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for probe, like: investigate, investigation, poke, quiz, research, scout, query, scrutinize, search, seek and sift.