experimental

ex·per·i·men·tal

adj \ik-ˌsper-ə-ˈmen-t^əl also -ˌspir-\

Definition of EXPERIMENTAL

1

: of, relating to, or based on experience or experiment

2

a : serving the ends of or used as a means of experimentation <an experimental school> b : relating to or having the characteristics of experiment : tentative <still in the experimental stage>

— ex·per·i·men·tal·ly \-t^əl-ē\ adverb

Examples of EXPERIMENTAL

1. The fuel is being used on an experimental basis.
2. <an experimental procedure for patients suffering from leukemia>

First Known Use of EXPERIMENTAL

15th century

Related to EXPERIMENTAL

Synonyms: developmental, pilot, trial

Antonyms: nonempirical, theoretical (also theoretic), unempirical

Related Words: exploratory, investigative, probative; preliminary, preparatory, provisional, temporary, tentative; conjectural, hypothetical, speculative, theoretical (also theoretic); untested, untried; unproved, unproven

Near Antonyms: accepted, established, standard; tested, tried; advanced, developed; proved, proven; conclusive, decisive, definitive, final, permanent

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Other Biology Terms

autochthonous, fecund, homunculus, phylogeny, substrate

Rhymes with EXPERIMENTAL

coincidental, developmental, environmental, subcontinental, transcontinental, uniparental