experimental

Adjective
US[ik-sper-ih-men-tuhl]/ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl/5 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (3)

  1. relating to or based on experiment“experimental physics”Relating to experiment
  2. relying on observation or experiment“experimental results that supported the hypothesis”Synonyms: data-basedobservationalOpposite theoreticSimilar empirical, empiric
  3. of the nature of or undergoing an experiment“an experimental drug”Opposite theoreticSimilar empirical, empiric
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Translations

Adjective of or pertaining to an experiment

Portuguese
experimental
Turkish
deneysel
Russian
эксперимента́льный eksperimentálʹnyj
Arabic
تَجْرِيبِيّ tajrībiyy
11 more languages
Greek
πειραματικός peiramatikós
Vietnamese
thực nghiệm
Hungarian
kísérleti
Portuguese (PT)
experimental
Romanian
experimental

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ex·per′i·men′tal adjective

Origin: Cf.F. expérimental.

1. Pertaining to experiment; founded on, or derived from, experiment or trial; as, experimental science; given to, or skilled in, experiment; as, an experimental philosopher.

2. Known by, or derived from, experience; as, experimental religion.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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