English noun: exploration | |||
1. | exploration (act) to travel for the purpose of discovery | ||
Synonyms | geographic expedition | ||
Broader (hypernym) | expedition | ||
2. | exploration (act) a careful systematic search | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hunt, hunting, search | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | probe | ||
3. | exploration (cognition) a systematic consideration | ||
Samples | He called for a careful exploration of the consequences. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | consideration | ||