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basic research

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Research performed without regard to practical applications.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 基礎研究 /基础研究 (jīchǔ yánjiū) — type of research
  • Czech: základní výzkum — type of research
  • Danish: grundforskning — type of research
  • Finnish: perustutkimus — type of research
  • French: recherche fondamentale — type of research
  • German: Grundlagenforschung — type of research
  • Greenlandic: tunngaviusumik ilisimatusarneq — type of research
  • Japanese: 基礎研究 (kiso kenkyū) — type of research
  • Polish: badania podstawowe — type of research
  • Russian: фундамента́льные иссле́дования (fundamentálʹnyje isslédovanija) — type of research
  • Swedish: grundforskning — type of research