(aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling. [from 20th c.]
(sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it. [from 20th c.]
(astronautics) A small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings. [from 20th c.]
(Go) a move with multiple answers seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy
(biochemistry) Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure
“He says he has not discussed the issue of protecting any company or individual from the Joint Investigating Team's probe into the arms deal with anyone.”
probeset
(genetics) A collection of two or more probes that are designed to measure a single molecularspecies.
“Yet again Saints lacked a forward who can cause damage in the penalty box, and their powder-puff probings were often the springboard for surging Celtic counter-attacks.”
“Are they also fair material for the tortile probings of structuralism, deconstructionism and post-modernism?”
“Further probings revealed the existence of a clutch of master control genes, each directing the development of a section of body, which were dubbed homeotic or hox genes.”