Adjective: exploratory ik'splor-u,tor-ee [N. Amer], ik'spló-ru-t(u-)ree [Brit]
- Serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
"exploratory reconnaissance"; "digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico"; "exploratory talks between diplomats"; "an exploratory operation";
- explorative
See also: alpha, beta, precursive, precursory, preliminary, searching, wildcat
Encyclopedia: Exploratory