Associations to the word «Exploration»

Wiktionary

EXPLORATION, noun. The act of exploring
EXPLORATION, noun. Notably penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery
EXPLORATION, noun. A physical examination.

Dictionary definition

EXPLORATION, noun. To travel for the purpose of discovery.
EXPLORATION, noun. A careful systematic search.
EXPLORATION, noun. A systematic consideration; "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne