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space exploration

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Investigation of interplanetary or interstellar space, its properties, biology and the bodies within it; usually with the use of spacecraft.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 太空探索 (tàikōng tànsuǒ) — investigation of space
  • Finnish: avaruuden valloitus — investigation of space
  • Finnish: avaruustoiminta — investigation of space
  • Finnish: avaruustutkimus — investigation of space
  • French: exploration spatiale — investigation of space
  • French: exploration de l'espace — investigation of space
  • German: Weltraumforschung — investigation of space
  • Hungarian: űrkutatás — investigation of space
  • Polish: eksploracja kosmosu — investigation of space
  • Polish: badanie kosmosu — investigation of space
  • Swedish: utforskning c av rymden — investigation of space
  • Swedish: rymdforskning — investigation of space