experiments

[n. ik-sper-uh-muhnt; v. ek-sper-uh-ment]

ex·per·i·ment

[n. ik-sper-uh-muhnt; v. ek-sper-uh-ment]
noun
1.
a test, trial, or tentative procedure; an act or operation for the purpose of discovering something unknown or of testing a principle, supposition, etc.: a chemical experiment; a teaching experiment; an experiment in living.
2.
the conducting of such operations; experimentation: a product that is the result of long experiment.
3.
Obsolete. experience.
verb (used without object)
4.
to try or test, especially in order to discover or prove something: to experiment with a new procedure.

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Experiments is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English: proof < Latin experīmentum. See experience, -ment

ex·per·i·ment·er, ex·per·i·men·tor, ex·per·i·men·ta·tor, noun
pre·ex·per·i·ment, noun
pro·ex·per·i·ment, adjective
re·ex·per·i·ment, verb (used without object), noun
un·ex·per·i·ment·ed, adjective


1. See trial. 2. research, investigation.

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experiment   (ĭk-spěr'ə-mənt)  Pronunciation Key 
A test or procedure carried out under controlled conditions to determine the validity of a hypothesis or make a discovery. See Note at hypothesis.
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