Probe : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Probe	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Probe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
probe n an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal" Synonym(s): probe, investigation a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities an exploratory action or expedition an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity v question or examine thoroughly and closely [syn: probe, examine] examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill" Synonym(s): probe, dig into, poke into
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Probe \Probe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Probed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Probing}.] [L. probare to try, examine. See {Prove}.] 1. To examine, as a wound, an ulcer, or some cavity of the body, with a probe. 2. Fig.: to search to the bottom; to scrutinize or examine thoroughly. --Dryden. The growing disposition to probe the legality of all acts, of the crown. --Hallam.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Probe \Probe\, n. (Surg.) An instrument for examining the depth or other circumstances of a wound, ulcer, or cavity, or the direction of a sinus, of for exploring for bullets, for stones in the bladder, etc. --Parr. {Probe}, [or] {Probe-pointed}, {scissors} (Surg.), scissors used to open wounds, the blade of which, to be thrust into the orifice, has a button at the end. --Wiseman.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Probe An {object-oriented} {logic language} based on {ObjVlisp}. ["Proposition d'une Extension Objet Minimale pour Prolog", Actes du Sem Prog en Logique, Tregastel (May 1987), pp. 483-506].