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| probe [ prōb ] |
noun (plural probes) |
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1. investigation: a thorough investigation, often into illegal or suspicious activities
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2. circuit-testing device: a device with a metal tip used to test the behavior of electrical circuits, e.g., the probe on a voltmeter or ammeter
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3. surgical instrument for exploring: a long thin instrument used by doctors and dentists for exploring or examining
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4. aerospace
Same as space probe
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle probed, present participle prob·ing, 3rd person present singular probes) |
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1. investigate something completely: to conduct a thorough investigation of something
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2. check something using probe: to examine something with a probe
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3. examine area: to search or explore a place
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| [Mid-16th century. < medieval Latin proba "examination" < Latin probare (see prove)] |
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  probe·a·ble adjective |
| prob·er noun |
| prob·ing·ly adverb |
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