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probe    Audio Help   [prohb] Pronunciation Key verb, probed, prob·ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1.to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely: to probe one's conscience.
2.to examine or explore with a probe.
–verb (used without object)
3.to examine or explore with or as if with a probe.
–noun
4.the act of probing.
5.a slender surgical instrument for exploring the depth or direction of a wound, sinus, or the like.
6.an investigation, esp. by a legislative committee, of suspected illegal activity.
7.Aerospace. space probe.
8.a projecting, pipelike device on a receiving aircraft used to make connection with and receive fuel from a tanker aircraft during refueling in flight.
9.a device, attached by cord to an oven, that can be inserted into roasts or other food so that the oven shuts off when the desired internal temperature of the food is reached.
10.Biology. any identifiable substance that is used to detect, isolate, or identify another substance, as a labeled strand of DNA that hybridizes with its complementary RNA or a monoclonal antibody that combines with a specific protein.

[Origin: 1555–65; (n.) < ML proba examination, LL: test, deriv. of probāre (see prove); (v.) partly deriv. of the n., partly < L probāre. See proof]

probe·a·ble, adjective
prober, noun

1. investigate, scrutinize.
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probe    Audio Help   (prōb)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. An exploratory action, expedition, or device, especially one designed to investigate and obtain information on a remote or unknown region.
  2. A slender, flexible surgical instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity.
  3. Biology A substance, such as DNA, that is radioactively labeled or otherwise marked and used to detect or identify another substance in a sample.
  4. The act of exploring or searching with or as if with a device or instrument.
  5. An investigation into unfamiliar matters or questionable activities; a penetrating inquiry: a congressional probe into price fixing. See Synonyms at inquiry.
  6. A space probe.

v.   probed, prob·ing, probes

v.   tr.
  1. To explore with or as if with a probe: probe a wound; probe one's motives.
  2. To delve into; investigate.

v.   intr.
To conduct an exploratory investigation; search.


[Middle English, examination, from Medieval Latin proba, from Late Latin, proof, from Latin probāre, to test, from probus, good; see per1 in Indo-European roots.]

prob'er n., prob'ing·ly adv.
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probe  (n.)
1580, "instrument for exploring wounds, etc.," from M.L. proba "examination," in L.L. "test, proof," from L. probare (see prove). Meaning "act of probing" is 1890, from the verb; fig. sense of "penetrating investigation" is from 1903. Meaning "small, unmanned exploratory craft" is attested from 1953. The verb is first recorded 1649 (originally figurative; "to search thoroughly, interrogate"), from the noun.

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probe

noun
1. an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal" 
2. a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities 
3. an exploratory action or expedition 
4. an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity 

verb
1. question or examine thoroughly and closely 
2. examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill" 

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probe1 [prəub] noun
a long thin instrument used by doctors to examine a wound etc
Arabic: مِسْبَر الطَّبيب
Chinese (Simplified): 探针
Chinese (Traditional): 探針
Czech: sonda
Danish: sonde
Dutch: sonde
Estonian: sond
Finnish: koetin
French: sonde
German: die Sonde
Greek: καθετήρας
Hungarian: szonda
Icelandic: kanni
Indonesian: alat pemeriksa luka
Italian: sonda
Japanese: 探り針
Korean: (외과용의) 탐침(探針)
Latvian: zonde
Lithuanian: zondas
Norwegian: sonde
Polish: sonda
Portuguese (Brazil): sonda, tenta
Portuguese (Portugal): sonda
Romanian: sondă
Russian: зонд
Slovak: sonda
Slovenian: sonda
Spanish: sonda
Swedish: sond
Turkish: sonda
probe2 [prəub] noun
an investigation
Example: a police probe into illegal activities
Arabic: تَحْقيق
Chinese (Simplified): 调查,探查
Chinese (Traditional): 調查,探查
Czech: průzkum, vyšetřování
Danish: undersøgelse
Dutch: onderzoek
Estonian: uuringud
Finnish: tutkimus
French: enquête
German: die Untersuchung
Greek: έρευνα
Hungarian: alapos vizsgálat
Icelandic: rannsókn
Indonesian: penyelidikan
Italian: indagine
Japanese: 調査
Korean: 조사
Latvian: izpēte; izmeklēšana
Lithuanian: tyrimas
Norwegian: undersøkelse, gransking
Polish: śledztwo
Portuguese (Brazil): investigação
Portuguese (Portugal): sindicância
Romanian: anchetă, investigaţie
Russian: расследование
Slovak: vyšetrovanie
Slovenian: preiskava
Spanish: investigación
Swedish: undersökning
Turkish: araştırma, soruşturma
probe1 [prəub] verb
to investigate
Example: He probed into her private life.
Arabic: يُحَقَّق في
Chinese (Simplified): 探查
Chinese (Traditional): 探查
Czech: zkoumat, prošetřovat
Danish: snage
Dutch: onderzoeken
Estonian: uurima
Finnish: tutkia
French: enquêter (sur)
German: eindringen
Greek: ερευνώ σε βάθος
Hungarian: kutat
Icelandic: rannsaka
Indonesian: menyelidiki
Italian: indagare
Japanese: さぐる
Korean: 조사하다
Latvian: pētīt; iedziļināties
Lithuanian: tirti
Norwegian: undersøke, granske
Polish: wgłębiać się
Portuguese (Brazil): investigar
Portuguese (Portugal): investigar
Romanian: a cerceta, a investiga
Russian: расследовать
Slovak: vyšetrovať
Slovenian: raziskovati
Spanish: investigar
Swedish: undersöka, utforska
Turkish: araştırmak, soruşturmak
probe2 [prəub] verb
to examine (as if) with a probe
Example: The doctor probed the wound; He probed about in the hole with a stick.
Arabic: يَسْبُر، يَفْحَص
Chinese (Simplified): 用探针探查
Chinese (Traditional): 用探針探查
Czech: sondovat
Danish: undersøge med sonde; undersøge
Dutch: onderzoeken
Estonian: sondeerima
Finnish: sondeerata
French: sonder
German: sondieren
Greek: εξετάζω
Hungarian: szondáz
Icelandic: kanna, skoða
Indonesian: memeriksa
Italian: sondare, esplorare
Japanese: 調べる
Korean: …을 탐침으로 찾다; 면밀히 조사하다
Latvian: zondēt; iztaustīt
Lithuanian: tyrinėti, zonduoti
Norwegian: sondere
Polish: sondować
Portuguese (Brazil): sondar, tentear
Portuguese (Portugal): escarafunchar
Romanian: a sonda
Russian: зондировать; прощупывать
Slovak: skúmať
Slovenian: sondirati
Spanish: sondar
Swedish: undersöka
Turkish: sondaj yapmak
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probe (prb)
n.

A slender flexible surgical instrument with a blunt bulbous tip, used to explore a wound or body cavity.
v. probed, prob·ing, probes
To explore a wound or body cavity with a probe.

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Main Entry: 2probe
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: probed; prob·ing
transitive senses
: to examine with or as if with a probe <probe a wound> probe intransitive senses
: to search by using a probe <probe for a bullet>

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Main Entry: 1probe
Pronunciation: 'prOb
Function: noun
1 : a surgical instrument that consists typically of a light slender fairly flexible pointed metal instrument like a small rod that is used typically for locating a foreign body (as a bullet embedded in a part of the body), for exploring a wound or suppurative tract by prodding or piercing, or for penetrating and exploring bodily passages and cavities
2 : a device (as an ultrasound generator) or a substance (as radioactively labeled DNA) used to obtain specific information (as detection of a virus or location of specific segments of a nucleic acid) for diagnostic or experimental purposes <the radioactive probe revealed the distribution of molecules in the membrane>

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Probe
An object-oriented logic language based on ObjVlisp.
["Proposition d'une Extension Objet Minimale pour Prolog", Actes du Sem Prog en Logique, Tregastel (May 1987), pp. 483-506].

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Probe

Pro"bang\, n. [See Probe.] A slender elastic rod, as of whalebone, with a sponge on the end, for removing obstructions from the esophagus, etc.
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Probe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Probed; p. pr. & vb. n. Probing.] [L. probare to try, examine. See Prove.]

1. To examine, as a wound, an ulcer, or some cavity of the body, with a probe.

2. Fig.: to search to the bottom; to scrutinize or examine thoroughly. --Dryden.

The growing disposition to probe the legality of all acts, of the crown. --Hallam.
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Probe\, n. (Surg.) An instrument for examining the depth or other circumstances of a wound, ulcer, or cavity, or the direction of a sinus, of for exploring for bullets, for stones in the bladder, etc. --Parr.

Probe, or Probe-pointed, scissors (Surg.), scissors used to open wounds, the blade of which, to be thrust into the orifice, has a button at the end. --Wiseman.
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Probe\, n. (Surg.) An instrument for examining the depth or other circumstances of a wound, ulcer, or cavity, or the direction of a sinus, of for exploring for bullets, for stones in the bladder, etc. --Parr.

Probe, or Probe-pointed, scissors (Surg.), scissors used to open wounds, the blade of which, to be thrust into the orifice, has a button at the end. --Wiseman.
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Prove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proved; p. pr. & vb. n. Proving.] [OE. prover, F. prouver, fr. L. probare to try, approve, prove, fr. probus good, proper. Cf. Probable, Proof, Probe.]

1. To try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or standard; to test; as, to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance; to prove the contents of a vessel by a standard measure.

Thou hast proved mine heart. --Ps. xvii. 3.

2. To evince, establish, or ascertain, as truth, reality, or fact, by argument, testimony, or other evidence.

They have inferred much from slender premises, and conjectured when they could not prove. --J. H. Newman.

3. To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify; as, to prove a will.

4. To gain experience of the good or evil of; to know by trial; to experience; to suffer.

Where she, captived long, great woes did prove. --Spenser.

5. (Arith.) To test, evince, ascertain, or verify, as the correctness of any operation or result; thus, in subtraction, if the difference between two numbers, added to the lesser number, makes a sum equal to the greater, the correctness of the subtraction is proved.

6. (Printing) To take a trial impression of; to take a proof of; as, to prove a page.

Syn: To try; verify; justify; confirm; establish; evince; manifest; show; demonstrate.
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