experiment
/ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/noun, verb4 syllables
Experiment means: the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation.
Synonyms for experiment2
noun, as in the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
noun, as in the testing of an idea
verb, as in to conduct a test or investigation
verb, as in try something new, as in order to gain experience
What does experiment mean?5
noun
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
the testing of an idea“it was an experiment in living”
a venture at something new or different“as an experiment he decided to grow a beard”
verb
to conduct a test or investigation“We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease”
try something new, as in order to gain experience“Students experiment sexually”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Experiment in a sentence
- Life is short, the art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment treacherous, judgment difficult.Adelpa
- If it gets too intense, just let us know and we'll stop the experiment.ddnktr
- The students waved their hands eagerly, hoping to be chosen for the experiment.Amastan
- We like to experiment; we want to try new, fun things.Nuel
- I got hurt during an experiment, and the injury was pretty serious.minshirui
- A group of scientists stood by, ready to record the experiment.CM
- Both tried one experiment after another, helping each other.unknown
- In my understanding, those two experiments do not have common factors.unknown
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of experiment
as a noun
- plural
- experiments
as a verb
- past tense
- experimented
- present participle
- experimenting
- third-person singular
- experiments
- past participle
- experimented