experimental

ex·per·i·men·tal  (k-spr-mntl)

adj.

1.

a. Relating to or based on experiment: experimental procedures; experimental results.

b. Given to experimenting.

2. Of the nature of an experiment; constituting or undergoing a test: an experimental drug.

3. Founded on experience; empirical.

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ex·peri·mental·ly adv.

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experimental [ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛnt^əl]

adj

1. relating to, based on, or having the nature of experiment an experimental study

2. based on or derived from experience; empirical experimental evidence

3. tending to experiment an experimental artist

4. tentative or provisional an experimental rule in football

experimentally  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	experimental - relating to or based on experiment; "experimental physics"
	2.	experimental - relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis" data-based, observational empirical, empiric - derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"
	3.	experimental - of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; "an experimental drug" empirical, empiric - derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"

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experimental

adjective

1. test, trial, pilot, preliminary, provisional, tentative, speculative, empirical, exploratory, trial-and-error, fact-finding, probationary The technique is still in the experimental stages.

2. innovative, new, original, radical, creative, ingenious, avant-garde, inventive, ground-breaking He writes bizarre and highly experimental music.

Translations

experimental [eksˌperɪˈmentl] ADJ [science, method, music] → experimental; [theatre, novel] → vanguardista; [cinema] → de arte y ensayo
to be at or in the experimental stage → estar en la fase experimental
he gave an experimental tug at the door handle → hizo el experimento de tirar del picaporte

experimental [ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛnt^əl] adj

[novel, music] → expérimental(e)

(SCIENCE) [study] → expérimental(e); [result] → établi(e) par l'expérience
at the experimental stage → au stade expérimental

experimental

adj (also Sci, Med, Tech etc) → experimentell; experimental theatre (Brit) or theater (US) /cinema → Experimentiertheater nt → /-kino nt; experimental physics/psychology → Experimentalphysik f → /-psychologie f; experimental laboratory/period → Versuchslabor nt → /-zeit f; to be at an or in the experimental stage → sich im Versuchs- or Experimentierstadium befinden; on an experimental basis → versuchsweise; he argued for an experimental lifting of the ban → er argumentierte dafür, das Verbot versuchsweise aufzuheben

experimental [ɪksˌpɛrɪˈmɛntl] adj → sperimentale
the process is still at the experimental stage → il procedimento è ancora allo stadio sperimentale