Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

experimentation

/ɪkˌspɛɹ.ə.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: ex-per-i-ment
IPA: /ɪkˌspɛɹ.ə.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A set of actions and observations, performed to verify or falsify a hypothesis or to research a causal relationship between phenomena.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"When we situate climax during intercourse as the bullseye, we gate off the idiosyncrasy and experimentation that are the wellspring of sexual pleasure."
"As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds."

Etymology

From Latin ex- + -periri (akin to periculum), "attempt". Morphologically experiment + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: experiment

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪkˌspɛɹ.ə.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/
British English: /ɪkˌspɛɹ.ɪ.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

experimentations (plural)

Derived Forms

experimentational sexperimentation

Phrases

animal experimentation self-experimentation

Synonyms

experiment

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce experimentation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˌspɛɹ.ə.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/.
What does experimentation mean?: The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.
Where does experimentation come from?: From Latin ex- + -periri (akin to periculum), "attempt". Morphologically experiment + -ation.

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