different between exploration vs explorer

English

Etymology

From Middle French exploration, from Latin exploratioMorphologically explore +? -ation

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: ?ks’pl?r??sh?n, IPA^(key): /??kspl???e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

exploration (countable and uncountable, plural explorations)

1. The process of exploring.
2. The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.

   The exploration of unknown areas was often the precursor to colonization.

3. The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.
4. A physical examination of a patient.

Related terms

• explorative
• exploratory
• explorer

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.spl?.?a.sj??/

Noun

exploration f (plural explorations)

1. exploration

Derived terms

• exploration de données

Related terms

• explorateur m
• exploratif

Further reading

• “exploration” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

explore +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?spl????(?)/
• Rhymes: -????(?)

Noun

explorer (plural explorers)

1. One who explores something
2. A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.
3. Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry.
4. (computing, graphical user interface) A visual representation of a file system etc. through which the user can navigate.

Related terms

• exploration
• explorative
• exploratory

Translations

See also

• ranger
• scout

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin expl?r?re, expl?r?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.spl?.?e/

Verb

explorer

1. to explore

Conjugation

Derived terms

• explorateur, exploratrice
• exploration
• machine à explorer le temps

Further reading

• “explorer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

expl?rer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of expl?r?

Middle French

Etymology

Latin expl?r?

Verb

explorer

1. to explore

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.