probe

Meaning of probe

noun
  1. Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
  2. Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.
  3. An act of probing; a prod, a poke.
  4. An investigation or inquiry.
    They launched a probe into the cause of the accident.
  5. A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.
  6. 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.
  7. A small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.
  8. (game of go) a move with multiple answers seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy
  9. Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure
verb
  1. To explore, investigate, or question
    If you probe further, you may discover different reasons.
  2. To insert a probe into.

Information about probe

Hyphenation of probe

probe

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • probe is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

probe synonyms

Meaning investigation:

investigation

Meaning examine:

examine

Translation of probe

Anagrams of probe

Prebo, rebop

Words that rhyme with probe

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