exploration

n. examination, checking; traveling to unknown lands

Exploration is the act of searching or traveling for the purpose of discovery, e.g. of unknown regions, including space (space exploration), for oil, gas, coal, ores, caves, water (Mineral exploration or prospecting), or information. Exploration in information and spiritual age also involves the act of searching for uncommon knowledge or seeking the unknown metaphysical spiritual realms of consciousness, cyberspace or noosphere.
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n. exploration, examination, checking; traveling to unknown lands

(n.)
The act of exploring, penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of discovery, especially of geographical discovery; examination; as, the exploration of unknown countries
  

(n.)
physical examination.
  

Noun
1. to travel for the purpose of discovery
(synonym) geographic expedition
(hypernym) expedition
(derivation) explore
2. a careful systematic search
(hypernym) search, hunt, hunting
(hyponym) probe
(derivation) explore
3. a systematic consideration; "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences"
(hypernym) consideration
(derivation) explore