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- Dictionaryexploratory/ɪkˈsplɒrət(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. relating to or involving exploration or investigation: "surgeons performed an exploratory operation"
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done in order to discover more about something: an exploratory expedition to Antarctica. exploratory test She's having some exploratory tests done to find out what's causing the illness. We're having an exploratory meeting next week to talk about merging the two companies. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Searching. -seeking.
The meaning of EXPLORATORY is of, relating to, or being exploration. How to use exploratory in a sentence.
Exploratory definition: pertaining to or concerned with exploration. See examples of EXPLORATORY used in a sentence.
(ɪksplɒrətri , US -plɔːrətɔːri ) adjective. Exploratory actions are done in order to discover something or to learn the truth about something. Exploratory surgery revealed her liver cancer. Two of Britain's biggest rival supermarket chains, have held exploratory talks about collaborating on a distribution centre.
adjective. us / ekˈsplɑː.rə.tɔːr.i / uk / ekˈsplɒr.ə.t ə r.i / Add to word list. done in order to discover more about something: an exploratory expedition to Antarctica. exploratory test She's having some exploratory tests done to find out what's causing the illness.
exploratory. adjective. /ɪkˈsplɒrətri/. /ɪkˈsplɔːrətɔːri/. done with the intention of examining something in order to find out more about it. exploratory surgery. exploratory drilling for oil. an exploratory expedition up the Amazon. Exploratory discussions between management and the unions have ended in stalemate.
done in order to discover or learn about something: an exploratory expedition. an exploratory operation. (Definition of exploratory from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of exploratory. in Chinese (Traditional) 探索的, 考察的, 勘探的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 探索的, 考察的, 勘探的… See more. in Spanish.
