10 words match “experiment”

• experiment noun

  a scientific test done to discover or prove something

  We did an experiment to see if plants grow without light.

  Like test, trial

• experimental adjective

  new and still being tested

  The farm is growing an experimental type of rice.

  Like trial

• empirical adjective

  based on what is observed or tested, not just on ideas

  Scientists need empirical evidence from experiments to support their claims.

  Like observed, experimental

• lab noun

  a room or building with equipment for scientific experiments

  We mixed vinegar and baking soda in the school lab.

  Like laboratory

• laboratory noun

  a room with equipment for doing science experiments

  We tested the water samples in the school laboratory.

  Like lab

• parameter noun

  a limit or rule that controls how something can be done; a quantity that can be changed in an experiment

  The teacher set the parameters for the project: one page and two pictures.

  Like limit, boundary, guideline

• replicate verb

  to copy something exactly; to repeat an experiment and get the same results

  Other scientists replicated the experiment and got the same results.

  Like copy, duplicate, repeat

• science noun

  the study of the natural world through observation and experiments

  In science class, we learned how plants make food from sunlight.

• scientist noun

  a person who studies the natural world through experiments and careful observation

  The scientist measured the water in the lake every month to see if it was getting cleaner.

  Like researcher

• trial noun

  a test to see how good or useful something is; a court case

  Doctors are running a trial to see if the new medicine works.

  Like test, experiment