probing
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probe
(prōb)n.
1.
a. A slender, flexible surgical instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity.
b. An electrode or other device that can be placed inside something to take and convey measurements.
c. A substance, such as DNA, that is radioactively labeled or otherwise marked and used to detect or identify another substance in a sample.
d. A space probe.
2.
a. An exploratory action or expedition, especially one designed to investigate and obtain information on a remote or unknown region: the scouts' probe of enemy territory.
b. The act of exploring or searching with a device or instrument: the surgeon's probe of the clogged artery.
c. An investigation into unfamiliar matters or questionable activities; a penetrating inquiry: a congressional probe into price fixing; a reporter's probe into a public figure's past. See Synonyms at inquiry.
v. probed, prob·ing, probes
v.tr.
1.
a. To penetrate or explore physically, especially with a probe, in order to find or discover something: "Chimpanzees use a variety of tools to probe termite mounds" (Virginia Morell).
b. To investigate by means of a chemical probe.
2.
a. To make an inquiry about (something); investigate or examine: probed the impact of technology on social behavior.
b. To subject (a person) to questioning; interrogate.
v.intr.
1. To make a physical search, especially by penetrating with a probe: birds probing in the sand for clams.
2. To pose questions or conduct an investigation: The police are probing into what really happened.
[Middle English, examination, from Medieval Latin proba, from Late Latin, proof, from Latin probāre, to test, from probus, good; see per in Indo-European roots.]
prob′er n.
prob′ing·ly adv.
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probing
(ˈprəʊbɪŋ)n
the act or an instance of making a thorough inquiry, such as one by a newspaper into corrupt practices
adj
searching or questioning closely
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| Adj. | 1. | probing - diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings" inquiring - given to inquiry; "an inquiring mind" |
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probing
adjectivePossessing or displaying perceptions of great accuracy and sensitivity:
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probing
[ˈprəʊbɪŋ]A. ADJ [question] → agudo, penetrante
B. N
2. (= investigation) → investigación f
3. (= exploration) → exploración f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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probing
n → Untersuchung f; (esp with device) → Sondierung f, → Sondieren nt; all this probing into people’s private affairs → dieses Herumschnüffeln in den privaten Angelegenheiten der Leute
adj question, study, fingers → prüfend
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
probing
[ˈprəʊbɪŋ] adj (look) → penetrante; (question) → sottile; (interrogation, study) → approfondito/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995