perform an experiment
1perform — [pər fôrm′] vt. [ME performen < Anglo Fr parformer, altered (infl. by forme,FORM) < OFr parfournir, to perform, consummate < par (< L per , intens.) + fornir, to accomplish, FURNISH] 1. to act on so as to accomplish or bring to… …
2Experiment — Experimental redirects here. For the musical classification, see Experimental music. For other uses, see Experiment (disambiguation). Even very young children perform rudimentary experiments in order to learn about the world. An experiment is a… …
3experiment — I UK [ɪkˈsperɪmənt] / US / US [ɪkˈsperɪment] noun Word forms experiment : singular experiment plural experiments *** 1) [countable] a scientific test to find out what happens to someone or something in particular conditions Experiments show that… …
4experiment — ex|per|i|ment1 [ ık sperımənt, ık sperıment ] noun *** 1. ) count a scientific test to find out what happens to someone or something in particular conditions: Experiments show that many plants tolerate a wide range of light conditions. laboratory …
5experiment — I n. 1) to carry out, conduct, perform, run an experiment on 2) a control; controlled experiment 3) a chemistry; physics experiment II v. (D; intr.) to experiment on, upon, with * * * [ɪk sperɪment] conduct controlled experiment perform …
6perform */*/*/ — UK [pə(r)ˈfɔː(r)m] / US [pərˈfɔrm] verb Word forms perform : present tense I/you/we/they perform he/she/it performs present participle performing past tense performed past participle performed 1) a) [transitive] to complete an action or activity …
7perform — per|form [ pər fɔrm ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to do something in front of an audience in order to entertain them, for example by acting in a play or singing: The opera was first performed in 1992. Akram went on to perform on… …
8experiment — 1 noun (C, U) 1 a thorough test using scientific methods to discover how someone or something reacts under certain conditions (+ in/on/with): experiments on sleep deprivation | do/conduct/carry out/perform an experiment (=do an experiment): Joule …
9perform — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. enact, play, execute; fulfill, achieve, discharge; act, render, do; operate, work, conduct. See action, agency, completion, drama, music. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To accomplish an action] Syn. do, make …
10experiment — ► NOUN 1) a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact. 2) a course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the outcome. ► VERB 1) perform a scientific experiment. 2) try out… …