Exploration

Noun

 * 1) The act of exploring
 * 2) Notably penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery
 * ''The exploration of 'unknown' areas often was the precursor to colonization.
 * 1) A physical examination.

Related terms

 * exploratative
 * exploratory
 * explorer

Thesaurus
adventure, analysis, domiciliary visit, dragnet, emprise, enquiry, examination, expedition, forage, frisk, house-search, hunt, hunting, inquiry, inspection, investigation, mission, observation, perquisition, pilgrimage, posse, probe, quest, ransacking, recce, recco, recon, reconnaissance, reconnoiter, reconnoitering, research, review, rummage, scouting, scrutiny, search, search party, search warrant, search-and-destroy operation, searching, stalk, stalking, still hunt, study, survey, turning over

Translations

 * Arabic: استكشاف
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 勘探, 勘察
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, exploratie
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:


 * German: Erkundung
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, изучение
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: kaşif


 * Dutch: exploratie, ontdekkingsreis, ontdekkingstocht


 * Czech:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:


 * Russian: обследование, осмотр
 * Scottish Gaelic:





Noun

 * 1) An exploration

Related terms

 * explorateur
 * exploratif