Experiment | Mean of experiment in English Dictionary

/ɪkˈsperəmənt/

• Noun
• a scientific test in which you perform a series of actions and carefully observe their effects in order to learn about something
1. Students will carry out simple laboratory experiments.
2. perform/conduct/do/run an experiment
3. a failed experiment
4. They did some experiments with magnets.
5. a series of experiments on rats [=done to rats]
6. These theories have not yet been confirmed by experiment.
• something that is done as a test
1. I'd like to paint the room a different color, just as an experiment. [=to see if it looks good or not]
2. an experiment in living more frugally
3. the city's experiment with a longer school year
• Verb
• to make or do an experiment: such as

• to do a scientific test in which you perform a series of actions and carefully observe their effects
1. They experimented with magnets.
2. researchers experimenting on rats
• to try a new activity or a new way of doing or thinking about something
1. an artist who's always experimenting [=trying new things]
2. He's been experimenting with various materials.
3. She experimented with different kinds of weaving.
4. The school is experimenting with a longer school year.
5. teenagers experimenting with drugs [=using illegal drugs to find out if they like them]