EXPLORATORY


Meaning of EXPLORATORY in English

ex ‧ plor ‧ a ‧ to ‧ ry /ɪkˈsplɒrət ə ri $ ɪkˈsplɔːrətɔːri/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ exploration , ↑ explorer ; adjective : ↑ exploratory , ↑ unexplored ; verb : ↑ explore ]

done in order to find out more about something:

He’s going to have exploratory surgery on his knee.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.