experimental

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪkspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #8819

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to or based on scientific experiments.

The drug is still at the experimental stage of testing.
2

adj
New and not yet fully tested; trying out new ideas or methods.

The director is known for his experimental approach to filmmaking.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to or based on... observationaldata-based

Word family

Derived forms experimentaliseexperimentalismexperimentalistexperimentalityexperimentalizeexperimentallyexperimentalnessinterexperimentalintraexperimentalnonexperimentalpostexperimentalpreexperimental

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Phrases (1)

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experimental drug
a medicine being investigated to learn whether and how it works

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From experiment + -al.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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