noun Download 🔗Share Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc. Examples : "The doctor used a probe to examine the small wound on the student's finger. " medicine utensil device organ anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information. Examples : "The detective used a probe to examine the scene of the crime and gather information. " technology medicine science action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An act of probing; a prod, a poke. Examples : "The child's curious probe with a twig revealed a hidden ant hill. " action medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling. Examples : "The pilot carefully maneuvered the probe to connect with the tanker aircraft's drogue, allowing the fighter jet to refuel. " technical vehicle machine military fuel part technology space Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it. Examples : "Insert the probe into the soil and read the temperature." device medicine technology science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings. Examples : "The probe sent back images of the distant planet, showing scientists what the surface looked like. " technology astronomy space science vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (game of go) a move with multiple answers seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy Examples : "Black's probe in the game of Go forced White to decide whether to defend the corner or attack the center. " game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure Examples : "Scientists used a special probe to study the structure of the protein in their lab. " chemistry biochemistry biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To explore, investigate, or question Examples : "If you probe further, you may discover different reasons." action science medicine police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To insert a probe into. Examples : "The doctor probed the patient's wound to check for infection. " medicine technology science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
