experimental
pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
of the nature of an experiment; tentative: The new program is still in an experimental stage.
functioning as an experiment or used for experimentation: an experimental airplane.
based on or derived from experience; empirical: experimental knowledge.
something that is experimental.
Origin of experimental
1Other words from experimental
- ex·per·i·men·tal·ly, adverb
- non·ex·per·i·men·tal, adjective
- non·ex·per·i·men·tal·ly, adverb
- post·ex·per·i·men·tal, adjective
- pre·ex·per·i·men·tal, adjective
- pseu·do·ex·per·i·men·tal, adjective
- pseu·do·ex·per·i·men·tal·ly, adverb
- qua·si-ex·per·i·men·tal, adjective
- qua·si-ex·per·i·men·tal·ly, adverb
- sem·i·ex·per·i·men·tal, adjective
- sem·i·ex·per·i·men·tal·ly, adverb
- un·ex·per·i·men·tal, adjective
- un·ex·per·i·men·tal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for experimental
/ (ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl) /
relating to, based on, or having the nature of experiment: an experimental study
based on or derived from experience; empirical: experimental evidence
tending to experiment: an experimental artist
tentative or provisional: an experimental rule in football
Derived forms of experimental
- experimentally, adverb
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