OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 21253

probe

/pɹəʊb/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sondeo
An investigation or inquiry.
They launched a probe into the cause of the accident.
sonda
A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it.
Insert the probe into the soil and read the temperature.
sonda espacial
A small, usually uncrewed, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.
sonda
Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 21254

probe

/pɹəʊb/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
asondar • sondar • sondear
To explore, investigate, question, test, or prove.
If you probe further, you may discover different reasons.
the growing disposition to probe the legality of all acts of the crown
asondar • sondar • sondear
To insert a probe into.
Phrases