probe
noun
/pɹoʊb/
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/pɹəʊb/
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- (surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc. [from 15th c.]
- (aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling. [from 20th c.]
- (sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it. [from 20th c.]
- (astronautics) A small, usually uncrewed, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings. [from 20th c.]
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Sonde
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- (figuratively) An investigation or inquiry. [from 20th c.]
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Untersuchung
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probe
verb
/pɹoʊb/
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/pɹəʊb/
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- (ambitransitive) To explore, investigate, or question
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untersuchen
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