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  • 1Experiment — Ex*per i*ment ([e^]ks*p[e^]r [i^]*ment), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Experimented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Experinenting}.] To make experiment; to operate by test or trial; often with on, upon, or in, referring to the subject of an experiment; with, referring …

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  • 2Experiment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Experiment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 experiment experiment Sgm: N 1 essay essay &c.(attempt) 675 Sgm: N 1 analysis analysis &c.(investigation) 461 Sgm: N 1 trial trial tentative method tΔtonnement …

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  • 3experiment — I n. 1) to carry out, conduct, perform, run an experiment on 2) a control; controlled experiment 3) a chemistry; physics experiment II v. (D; intr.) to experiment on, upon, with * * * [ɪk sperɪment] conduct controlled experiment perform …

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  • 4experiment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Trial Nouns 1. experiment, experimentation, essay, attempt; venture, adventure, speculation; trial, probation, proof (see demonstration); [acid or litmus] test, check, tryout, assay, ordeal; empiricism,… …

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  • 5Experiment in International Living — The Experiment in International Living, EIL, or the Experiment, is an organization offering High School, Language, Summer camp Volunteer Programs of international cross cultural education for high school students in the United States. The… …

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  • 6experiment — 01. Astronauts on the space shuttle are doing a number of [experiments] on the effects of weightlessness. 02. My son blew up his high school by accident while doing a chemistry [experiment] in science class. 03. We have been [experimenting] with… …

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  • 7Experiment Perilous — Infobox Film name = Experiment Perilous caption = George Brent and Hedy Lamarr director = Jacques Tourneur producer = Warren Duff writer = Screenplay: Warren Duff Story: Margaret Carpenter starring = Hedy Lamarr George Brent Paul Lukas Albert… …

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  • 8experiment — Synonyms and related words: analysis, analyze, approach, assay, attempt, bid, bring to test, confirm, crack, cut and try, effort, endeavor, enquiry, essay, examination, examine, experimentation, fling, gambit, give a try, give a tryout, go, have… …

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  • 9Thought experiment — A thought experiment (from the German Gedankenexperiment ) is a proposal for an experiment that would test a hypothesis or theory but cannot actually be performed due to practical limitations; instead its purpose is to explore the potential… …

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  • 10Schiehallion experiment — Schiehallion s isolated position and symmetrical shape lent well to the experiment The Schiehallion experiment was an 18th century experiment to determine the mean density of the Earth. Funded by a grant from the …

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