experiment

experiment
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noun
ADJECTIVE
animal

a few hippies protesting against animal experiments

field, laboratory
educational, medical, psychological, scientific
practical
simple
brief
further

Further experiments will be carried out to verify this result.

careful, control (science), controlled
independent (science)
successful
failed, unsuccessful

the USSR's failed experiment in social planning

pilot, preliminary
early, pioneering
classic, classical, famous, well-known

Pavlov's famous experiment with the dog and the dinner bell

unique

Brazil's unique experiment with alcohol-powered cars

bold

the country's bold experiment with economic reform

interesting
ingenious
VERB + EXPERIMENT
carry out, conduct, do, perform, run
try

The school decided to try an experiment in single-sex teaching.

repeat
design
set up
describe, report

a classic experiment reported in 1964

EXPERIMENT + VERB
confirm sth, demonstrate sth, find sth, illustrate sth, prove sth, reveal sth, show sth, support sth
indicate sth, suggest sth
be aimed at sth, be designed to do sth

an experiment aimed at cutting road deaths resulting from excessive speeding

involve sth, use sth
be successful, work

If the conditions are not right, the experiment will not work.

fail
PREPOSITION
by experiment

The appropriate concentration of the drug is best determined by experiment.

during an/the experiment

The animals seemed healthy during the experiment.

in an/the experiment

In these experiments, chilling is necessary.

experiment in

the country's brief experiment in multiparty democracy

experiment on

The team carried out experiments on cancer tissue.

experiment with

an experiment with zinc chips and hydrochloric acid

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verb
ADVERB
successfully
freely

The students freely experimented with paints.

sexually
VERB + EXPERIMENT
begin to
continue to
PREPOSITION
on

They experimented successfully on the plants to discover disease-resistant varieties.

with

We have experimented with various different designs of kite.


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  • Experiment — Sn std. (16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. experīmentum, einer Ableitung von l. experīrī (expertus) versuchen . Im 16. Jh. medizinischer Terminus ( erprobte Arznei ); dann Ausdruck der Philosophie für eine Art der Erfahrung; im 17. Jh.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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  • Experiment — Ex*per i*ment, n. [L. experimentum, fr. experiri to try: cf. OF. esperiment, experiment. See {Experience}.] 1. A trial or special observation, made to confirm or disprove something uncertain; esp., one under controlled conditions determined by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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