inconclusive

C2 Topic:Science & Research

Also spelled unconclusive

US /ˌɪnkənˈklusɪv/ UK /ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪv/
adj Freq #20653

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Not conclusive, not leading to a conclusion.

    Chofen is an unusually small hydrogen-helium gas giant, with traces of sulphur and hydrocarbons in the atmosphere. The Alliance surveyor ship Ibn Battuta provided inconclusive evidence of hydrocarbon life in the atmosphere (over 1000 meters below the cloud tops), where pressure compresses Chofen's hydrogen into a liquid state.

  2. 2
    adj

    not conclusive

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not conclusive, not leading... indecisive
Word family
Forms inconclusively

Etymology

From in- + conclusive.

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