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noun
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The correct spelling is probes. 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.Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
- 2.Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.
- 3.An act of probing; a prod, a poke.
- 4.An investigation or inquiry.
- 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.To explore, investigate, or question
- 2.To insert a probe into.
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