Definition of experimental
1 : of, relating to, or based on experience or experiment
2a : serving the ends of or used as a means of experimentation an experimental schoolb : relating to or having the characteristics of experiment : tentative still in the experimental stage
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Examples of experimental in a Sentence
The fuel is being used on an experimental basis.
an experimental procedure for patients suffering from leukemia
Recent Examples of experimental from the Web
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Long said some of the plantings in Lincoln Park are a little experimental in nature.
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However, the vaccine is still technically experimental and, Reuters reports, will only be used if someone outside the known chain of transmission is identified as having Ebola.
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North Korea is believed to have one experimental ballistic missile submarine, and this missile would go in its silos.
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As is often the case in high school tennis, Polender and Armstrong were put together as an experimental pairing at the beginning of the year.
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Gene therapies, experimental techniques that use or manipulate genes in order to treat genetic diseases, would spare future babies such suffering and would cost much less in time and money.
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The experimental group was composed of fifty 9 - 14 year old pitchers - during a simulated pitching performance, where an ultrasound was performed on the throwing shoulder (and non-dominant shoulder) before, after 25 pitches, and after 50 pitches.
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Every once in a while Mr. Zorn, the alto saxophonist and experimental music figurehead, infiltrates the Vanguard, straight-ahead jazz’s temple, for a one-off matinee show.
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The Dodgers transformed their future ace into an experimental subject and, if his 5.40 earned-run average is an indication, the experiment is failing.
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First Known Use of experimental
15th century
Other Biology Terms
EXPERIMENTAL Defined for English Language Learners
experimental
playDefinition of experimental for English Language Learners
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: relating to a scientific experiment or to scientific experiments in general
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: made or done in order to see how well something works
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: using a new way of doing or thinking about something
EXPERIMENTAL Defined for Kids
experimental
playDefinition of experimental for Students
: relating to, based on, or used for experiment He's trying an experimental treatment for the disease.
Medical Dictionary
experimental
playMedical Definition of experimental
1: of, relating to, or based on experience or experiment
2: founded on or derived from experiment the heart of the experimental method is the direct control of the thing studied—B. F. Skinner
3of a disease : intentionally produced especially in laboratory animals for the purpose of study experimental diabetes
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