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ex·per·i·men·tal
(ĭk-spĕr′ə-mĕn′tl)adj.
1.
a. Relating to or based on experiment: experimental procedures; experimental results.
b. Given to experimenting.
2. Of the nature of an experiment; constituting or undergoing a test: an experimental drug.
3. Founded on experience; empirical.
ex·per′i·men′tal·ly adv.
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experimental
(ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl)adj
1. relating to, based on, or having the nature of experiment: an experimental study.
2. based on or derived from experience; empirical: experimental evidence.
3. tending to experiment: an experimental artist.
4. tentative or provisional: an experimental rule in football.
exˌperiˈmentally adv
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ex•per•i•men•tal
(ɪkˌspɛr əˈmɛn tl)adj.
1. pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
2. tentative: an experimental stage.
3. based on or derived from experience; empirical.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin]
ex•per`i•men′tal•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | experimental - relating to or based on experiment; "experimental physics" |
2. | experimental - relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis" | |
3. | experimental - of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; "an experimental drug" |
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experimental
adjective
1. test, trial, pilot, preliminary, provisional, tentative, speculative, empirical, exploratory, trial-and-error, fact-finding, probationary The technique is still in the experimental stages.
2. innovative, new, original, radical, creative, ingenious, avant-garde, inventive, ground-breaking He writes bizarre and highly experimental music.
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experimental
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experimental
[eksˌperɪˈmentl] ADJ [science, method, music] → experimental; [theatre, novel] → vanguardista; [cinema] → de arte y ensayoto be at or in the experimental stage → estar en la fase experimental
he gave an experimental tug at the door handle → hizo el experimento de tirar del picaporte
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
experimental
[ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl] adj [novel, music] → expérimental(e)
(SCIENCE) [study] → expérimental(e); [result] → établi(e) par l'expérience
at the experimental stage → au stade expérimental
at the experimental stage → au stade expérimental
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
experimental
adj (also Sci, Med, Tech etc) → experimentell; experimental theatre (Brit) or theater (US) /cinema → Experimentiertheater nt → /-kino nt; experimental physics/psychology → Experimentalphysik f → /-psychologie f; experimental laboratory/period → Versuchslabor nt → /-zeit f; to be at an or in the experimental stage → sich im Versuchs- or Experimentierstadium befinden; on an experimental basis → versuchsweise; he argued for an experimental lifting of the ban → er argumentierte dafür, das Verbot versuchsweise aufzuheben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
experimental
[ɪksˌpɛrɪˈmɛntl] adj → sperimentalethe process is still at the experimental stage → il procedimento è ancora allo stadio sperimentale
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
experiment
(ikˈsperimənt) noun a test done in order to find out something, eg if an idea is correct. He performs chemical experiments; experiments in traffic control; We shall find out by experiment.
verb (with on or with) to try to find out something by making tests. He experimented with various medicines to find the safest cure; The doctor experiments on animals.
exˌperiˈmental (-ˈmentl) adjective of, or used for an experiment. experimental teaching methods.
exˌperiˈmentally adverbexˌperimenˈtation noun
the practice of making experiments.
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experimental
adj experimentalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.