Definición de «probe» en inglés

noun

1. (surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.

2. (figuratively) Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.

3. An act of probing; a prod, a poke.

4. (figuratively) An investigation or inquiry.

   • They launched a probe into the cause of the accident.

5. (aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.

6. (sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it.

   • Insert the probe into the soil and read the temperature.

7. (astronautics) A small, usually uncrewed, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.

8. (go) A move with multiple possible answers, seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy.

9. (biochemistry) Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure

verb

1. (ambitransitive) To explore, investigate, question, test, or prove.

   • If you probe further, you may discover different reasons.

2. (transitive) To insert a probe into.