| research | systematic investigation to establish facts |
| operations research | research designed to determine most efficient way to do something |
| biological research | scientific research conducted by biologists |
| stemell research | research on stem cells and their use in medicine |
| embryonic stemell research | biological research on stem cells derived from embryos and on their use in medicine |
marketing research
market research | research that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumer |
| product research | marketing research that yields information about desired characteristics of the product or service |
| consumer research | marketing research that yields information about the motives and needs of different classes of consumers |
| Human Genome Project | an international study of the entire human genetic material |
scientific research
research project | research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses |
| classroom project | a school task requiring considerable effort |
pilot project
pilot program | activity planned as a test or trial, they funded a pilot project in six states |
undertaking
project
task labor | any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted, he prepared for great undertakings |
| Manhattan Project | code name for the secret United States project set up in to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II |
water development
water project
water program | making an area of water more useful |
cooperative
co-op | a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners |
Air Force Research Laboratory
AFRL | a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces |
Army High Performance Computing Research Center
AHPCRC | a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications, a partnership of government and university and industry |
| auxiliary research submarine | a submarine for research purposes |
lab
laboratory
research lab
research laboratory
science lab
science laboratory | a workplace for the conduct of scientific research |
Naval Research Laboratory
NRL | the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines |
research center
research facility | a center where research is done |
test rocket
research rocket
test instrument vehicle | a rocket fired for test purposes |
inquiry enquiry
research | a search for knowledge, their pottery deserves more research than it has received |
| empirical research | an empirical search for knowledge |
project
projection | a planned undertaking |
| Manhattan Project | a former United States executive agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DARPA | the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense, responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since
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Bureau of Intelligence and Research
INR | an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community |
| cooperative | an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it |
| research colloquium | a colloquium at which the results of (scientific) research are reported |
Advanced Research and Development Activity
ARDA | an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology |
| research staff | a group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratory |
Casualty Care Research Center
CCRC | an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care |
housing project
public housing | a housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families |
research director
director of research | a supervisor in a research center |
research worker
researcher
investigator | a scientist who devotes himself to doing research |
research
search
explore | inquire into, the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project, He searched for information on his relatives on the web, Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness |
project
propose | present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc., He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism, She proposed a new theory of relativity |
project externalize
externalise | regard as objective |
| project | communicate vividly, He projected his feelings |
| research | attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner, The student researched the history of that word |
| project | transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another |
project
send off | throw, send, or cast forward, project a missile |
| project cast contrive throw | put or send forth, She threw the flashlight beam into the corner, The setting sun threw long shadows, cast a spell, cast a warm light |
visualize
visualise
envision
project
fancy
see
figure
picture image | imagine, conceive of, see in one's mind, I can't see him on horseback!, I can see what will happen, I can see a risk in this strategy |
plan
project contrive design | make or work out a plan for, devise, They contrived to murder their boss, design a new sales strategy, plan an attack |
| project | draw a projection of |
| project | project on a screen, The images are projected onto the screen |
| project | cause to be heard, His voice projects well |