exploration

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

countable uncountable

The process of exploring. / The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.

Japanese Meaning

探索 / 探検 / 調査

Their exploration of the ancient ruins uncovered pottery shards and inscriptions.

彼らが古代の遺跡を探索する過程で、陶器の破片や碑文が発見された。

Sense（1）

The process of exploring.

Sense（2）

The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.

The exploration of unknown areas was often the precursor to colonization.

Sense（3）

The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.

Sense（4）

A physical examination of a patient.

explorations

（ plural ）