experiment
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ɪkˈsperɪmənt/
/ɪkˈsperɪmənt/
[countable, uncountable]- a scientific test that is done in order to study what happens and to gain new knowledge
- to do/perform/conduct an experiment
- laboratory experiments
- The results of the experiment were inconclusive.
- in an experiment The 30 subjects in each experiment were divided into two groups.
- during an experiment The temperature was kept constant during the experiment.
- experiment on somebody/something Many people do not like the idea of experiments on animals.
- experiment with somebody/something The experiment with cells from other species was unsuccessful.
- by experiment Facts can be established by observation and experiment.
Wordfinder- analysis
- evaluate
- evidence
- experiment
- hypothesis
- laboratory
- research
- result
- science
- study
Collocations Scientific researchScientific researchTheory- formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
- build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
- develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework
- advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
- explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
- make a prediction/an inference
- base a prediction/your calculations on something
- investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
- design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
- do research/an experiment/an analysis
- make observations/measurements/calculations
- carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
- run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
- repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
- replicate a study/the results/the findings
- observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study
- seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
- collect/gather/extract data/information
- yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
- analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
- consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
- fit the data/model
- confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
- prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
- draw/make/reach the same conclusions
- read/review the records/literature
- describe/report an experiment/a study
- present/publish/summarize the results/findings
- present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal
Extra Examples- Further experiments will be carried out to verify this result.
- The results were obtained from four independent experiments.
- proved by experiment
- If the conditions are not right, the experiment will not work.
- In these experiments, chilling is necessary.
- Pavlov's famous experiment with the dog and the dinner bell
- The appropriate concentration of the drug is best determined by experiment.
- NASA carried out experiments to ascertain the effects of weightlessness.
- This pattern emerged clearly in the experiment.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- animal
- field
- laboratory
- …
- carry out
- conduct
- do
- …
- confirm something
- demonstrate something
- find something
- …
- by experiment
- during an/the experiment
- in an/the experiment
- …
- a new activity, idea or method that you try out to see what happens or what effect it has
- I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment.
- experiment in something the country’s brief experiment in democracy
- experiment with something His experiments with narrative form were very influential.
- as an experiment The system was installed four years ago as an experiment.
Extra Examples- Brazil's unique experiment with alcohol-powered cars
- The school decided to try an experiment in single-sex teaching.
- an experiment aimed at cutting road deaths resulting from excessive speeding
- the country's bold experiment with economic reform
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- animal
- field
- laboratory
- …
- carry out
- conduct
- do
- …
- confirm something
- demonstrate something
- find something
- …
- by experiment
- during an/the experiment
- in an/the experiment
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from Latin experimentum, from experiri ‘try’. Compare with experience and expert.