Defn: Serving or intended to explore; searching; examining; explorative. Sir H. Wotton.
EXPLORE
Ex*plore", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Explored();p. pr. & vb. n. Exploring.]
Etym: [L. explorare to explore; ex out+plorare to cry out aloud,prob.
orig., to cause to flow; perh. akin to E. flow: cf. F. explorer.]
1. To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to look wisely and carefully for. [Obs.] Explores the lost, the wandering sheep directs. Pope.
2. To search through or into; to penetrate or range over for discovery; to examine thoroughly; as, to explore new countries or seas; to explore the depths of science. "Hidden frauds [to] explore." Dryden.
EXPLOREMENT
Ex*plore"ment, n.
Defn: The act of exploring; exploration. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
EXPLORER
Ex*plor"er, n.
Defn: One who explores; also, an apparatus with which one explores, as a diving bell.
EXPLORING
Explor"ing, a.
Defn: Employed in, or designed for, exploration. "Exploring parties."
Bancroft.