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RESEARCH PROJECT
I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses
Synonyms:
research project; scientific research
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("research project" is a kind of...):
research (systematic investigation to establish facts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "research project"):
big science (scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results)
biological research (scientific research conducted by biologists)
experiment; experimentation (the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation)
Instance hyponyms:
Human Genome Project (an international study of the entire human genetic material)
