exploratory Definition
ex·plora·tory (ek splôr′ə tôr′ē, ik-)
adjective
of, in, or for exploration
Etymology: ME < L exploratorius
exploratory Usage Examples
Used with adjective complement
commence: In early 2004 it was also announced that the NCI had commenced exploratory Phase I/II studies with tariquidar in combination with various cytotoxic drugs.
Modifies a noun
- laparotomy: At exploratory laparotomy raw bones were found impacting the bowel.
- drilling: They are now going out to Canada to supervise exploratory drilling.
- visualization: Therefore, I have been looking at different aspects of exploratory visualization.
- trench: The project in 1998 comprised a number of surveys, study of aerial photographs and the opening of exploratory trenches.
- expedition: I recently had the good fortune to undertake an exploratory caving expedition to south-eastern Uzbekistan.
- excavation: The DGLA kindly invited some HADAS members to visit the site to see their exploratory excavations.
Modifying Another Word
- largely: Outcome measures The study was largely exploratory and descriptive.
- primarily: The purpose of the first phase was primarily exploratory in nature.
- essentially: Moreover, our study is essentially exploratory inasmuch as there is little academic writing on women and ceramics in Wales.
- only: As this study is only exploratory, there is further work to be done, but I am really looking forward to it.
- very: Specialization will come later once the fishery has developed, for at the moment it is all very exploratory.
- genuinely: We hope that the meetings will be informal, highly participative, and genuinely exploratory.
Preposition: in
nature: The purpose of the first phase was primarily exploratory in nature.
Browse dictionary entries near exploratory
- ‹ exploration
- ‹ exploited
- ‹ exploitative
- ‹ exploitation
- ‹ exploit
- ‹ exploded view
- ‹ explode
- ‹ explicit function
- ‹ Explicit Congestion Notification
- ‹ explicit
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