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exploration
noun
the
act
of
traveling
through
or
over
a
place
that
is
unfamiliar
in
order
to
discover
what
it
is
like
•
Early
astronauts
risked
their
lives
in
the
exploration
of
outer
space
.
Early
astronauts
risked
their
lives
in
the
exploration
of
outer
space
.
•
The
kids
set
off
on
an
afternoon
exploration
of
the
nearby
forest
,
armed
with
maps
and
snacks
.
The
kids
set
off
on
an
afternoon
exploration
of
the
nearby
forest
,
armed
with
maps
and
snacks
.
late
15th
century
,
from
Latin
exploratio
“
investigation
,
scouting
,”
from
explorare
“
search
out
,
investigate
.”
noun
a
careful
study
or
discussion
of
an
idea
,
subject
,
or
feeling
in
order
to
understand
it
better
•
The
novel
is
an
exploration
of
loneliness
and
human
connection
.
The
novel
is
an
exploration
of
loneliness
and
human
connection
.
•
His
lecture
offered
a
deep
exploration
of
climate
change
ethics
.
His
lecture
offered
a
deep
exploration
of
climate
change
ethics
.
same
origin
as
sense
1
,
applied
figuratively
from
17th
century
onward
to
intellectual
investigation
.
noun
a
medical
procedure
in
which
a
surgeon
or
doctor
looks
inside
the
body
to
find
the
cause
of
a
problem
•
The
patient
underwent
an
abdominal
exploration
to
locate
the
source
of
internal
bleeding
.
The
patient
underwent
an
abdominal
exploration
to
locate
the
source
of
internal
bleeding
.
•
If
imaging
is
inconclusive
,
surgical
exploration
may
be
necessary
.
If
imaging
is
inconclusive
,
surgical
exploration
may
be
necessary
.
medical
use
recorded
since
mid-19th
century
,
extending
the
general
sense
of
‘
searching
’
to
surgical
practice
.
