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probe
probe / prōb/ • n. a blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body. ∎ a small device, esp. an electrode, used for measuring, testing, or obtaining information. ∎ a projecting device for engaging in a drogue, either on an aircraft for use in inflight refueling or on a spacecraft for use in docking with another craft. ∎ (also space probe) an unmanned exploratory spacecraft designed to transmit information about its environment. ∎ an investigation into a crime or other matter: a probe into the maritime industry by the FBI. • v. [tr.] physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument: researchers probing the digestive glands of mollusks. ∎ [intr.] seek to uncover information about someone or something: he began to probe into Donald's whereabouts| [tr.] police are probing another murder. DERIVATIVES: prob·er n. prob·ing·ly adv. |
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"probe." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "probe." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-probe.html "probe." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-probe.html |
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probe In genetics, a sample of radioactively labelled nucleic acid that is used in molecular hybridization to detect complementary sequences in the presence of a large amount of non-complementary DNA. The position of the probe may be detected by autoradiography.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "probe." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "probe." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-probe.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "probe." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-probe.html |
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probe (prohb) n. a thin rod of pliable metal with a blunt swollen end. The instrument is used for exploring cavities, wounds, fistulae, or sinus channels. ultrasound p. see transducer, ultrasonography. See also heater-probe.
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"probe." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "probe." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-probe.html "probe." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-probe.html |
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Probe (Woonsocket) (Magazine)
Probe (Woonsocket) (Magazine)Quarterly newsstand magazine concerned with controversial phenomena which was edited by Joseph L. Ferriere and published in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, in the 1970s. |
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"Probe (Woonsocket) (Magazine)." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Probe (Woonsocket) (Magazine)." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3403803656.html "Probe (Woonsocket) (Magazine)." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3403803656.html |
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probe blunt instrument for exploring wounds, etc. XVI. — late L. proba proof, medL. examination, f. probāre test, PROVE
; hence probe vb. XVII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "probe." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "probe." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-probe.html T. F. HOAD. "probe." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-probe.html |
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probe •daube, enrobe, globe, Job, lobe, probe, robe, strobe
•Anglophobe • technophobe
•homophobe • xenophobe • earlobe
•bathrobe • microbe • wardrobe
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"probe." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "probe." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-probe.html "probe." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-probe.html |
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