blunt-ended instrument

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• probe — n. & v. n. 1 a penetrating investigation. 2 any small device, esp. an electrode, for measuring, testing, etc. 3 a blunt ended surgical instrument usu. of metal for exploring a wound etc. 4 (in full space probe) an unmanned exploratory spacecraft… …   Useful english dictionary

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• probe — noun 1》 a blunt ended surgical instrument for exploring a wound or part of the body.     ↘a small measuring or testing device, especially an electrode. 2》 an investigation into a crime or other matter. 3》 (also space probe) an unmanned… …   English new terms dictionary

• probe — noun. The meaning that has come to the fore in recent usage, especially in the language of newspapers, is the one given first in the current (2006) edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary as ‘an investigation into a crime or other matter’. Its… …   Modern English usage

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