experiment
Roget-categorie 463
4. Words relating to the intellectual faculties› 4.2. Precursory conditions and operations
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Experiment
zelfstandig naamwoord
experiment —
essay
etc.
(attempt)
675 —
analysis
etc.
(investigation)
461 —
screen —
trial,
tentative method,
t=atonnement.
verification,
probation,
experimentum crucis [Lat.],
proof,
(demonstration)
478 —
criterion,
diagnostic,
test,
probe,
crucial test,
acid test,
litmus test.
crucible,
reagent,
check,
touchstone,
pix† —
assay,
ordeal —
ring —
litmus paper,
curcuma paper†,
turmeric paper —
test tube —
analytical instruments
etc.
633.
empiricism,
rule of thumb.
feeler —
trial balloon,
pilot balloon,
messenger balloon —
pilot engine —
scout —
straw to show the wind.
speculation,
random shot,
leap in the dark.
analyzer,
analyst,
assayist† —
adventurer —
experimenter,
experimentist†,
experimentalist —
scientist,
engineer,
technician.
subject,
experimentee†,
guinea pig,
experimental animal.
[experimental method]
protocol,
experimental method,
blind experiment,
double-blind experiment,
controlled experiment.
poll,
survey,
opinion poll.
epidemiological survey [Med.],
retrospective analysis,
retrospective survey,
prospective survey,
prospective analysis —
statistical analysis.
literature search,
library research.
tryout,
audition.
[results of experiment]
discovery
etc.
480 —
measurement
etc.
466 —
evidence
etc.
467.
[reasoning about an experiment]
deduction,
induction,
abduction.
werkwoord
experiment —
essay
etc.
(endeavor)
675 —
try,
try out,
assay —
make an experiment,
make a trial of —
give a trial to —
put on trial,
subject to trial —
experiment upon —
rehearse —
put to the test,
bring to the test,
submit to the test,
submit to the proof —
prove,
verify,
test,
touch,
practice upon,
try one's strength —
road-test,
test drive,
take for a spin —
test fly.
grope —
feel one's way,
grope for one's way —
fumble,
t=atonner,
aller =a t=atons [Fr.],
put out a feeler,
throw out a feeler —
send up a trial balloon,
send up a pilot balloon —
see how the land lies,
get the lay of the land,
test the waters,
feel out,
sound out,
take the pulse,
see,
check,
check out [Coll.],
see how the wind blows —
consult the barometer —
feel the pulse —
fish for,
bob for —
cast for,
beat about for —
angle,
trawl,
cast one's net,
beat the bushes.
try one's fortune
etc.
(adventure)
675 —
explore
etc.
(inquire)
461.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
experimental,
empirical.
probative,
probatory†,
probationary,
provisional —
analytic,
docimastic† —
tentative —
unverified,
unproven,
speculative,
untested.
bijwoord
on trial,
under examination,
on probation,
under probation,
on one's trial,
on approval.
uitdrukking
check it out,
give it a try,
see how it goes —
Run it up the flagpole and see who salutes"
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