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probe

The correct spelling is probe.

How to pronounce probe

/pɹəʊb/
noun

IPA: /pɹəʊb/

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The correct spelling is probe. Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc. For example: "They launched a probe into the cause of the accident."

Usage Examples

They launched a probe into the cause of the accident.

Insert the probe into the soil and read the temperature.

If you probe further, you may discover different reasons.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
  2. 2.Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.
  3. 3.An act of probing; a prod, a poke.
  4. 4.An investigation or inquiry.
  5. 5.A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.

verb

  1. 1.To explore, investigate, or question
  2. 2.To insert a probe into.

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