Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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experiment | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Michelson-Morley experiment | Yes | No | No | No |
experiment (noun) | Michelson-Morley experiment (noun) |
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the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation | a celebrated experiment conducted by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley; their failure to detect any influence of the earth's motion on the velocity of light was the starting point for Einstein's theory of relativity |
a venture at something new or different | |
the testing of an idea |
experiment (verb) | Michelson-Morley experiment (verb) |
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to conduct a test or investigation | |
try something new, as in order to gain experience |