experimental

== English == === Etymology === From experiment +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪkspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/, /ɪkˌspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/ Rhymes: -ɛntəl === Adjective === experimental (comparative more experimental, superlative most experimental) Pertaining to or founded on experiment. (sciences) Serving to be experimented upon; used in an experiment. Serving as an experiment; serving to experiment. Experiential, empirical. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === experimental (plural experimentals) The subject of an experiment. === See also === control === References === == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əks.pə.ɾi.mənˈtal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [eks.pe.ɾi.menˈtal] === Adjective === experimental m or f (masculine and feminine plural experimentals) experimental ==== Derived terms ==== experimentalisme experimentalista experimentalment ==== Related terms ==== experiment experimentar === Further reading === “experimental”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “experimental”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “experimental” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “experimental” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Adjective === experimental (feminine experimentale, masculine plural experimentaux, feminine plural experimentales) obsolete spelling of expérimental == Galician == === Adjective === experimental m or f (plural experimentais) experimental ==== Related terms ==== experimento === Further reading === “experimental”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Interlingua == === Adjective === experimental (not comparable) experimental ==== Related terms ==== experimento == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: ex‧pe‧ri‧men‧tal === Adjective === experimental m or f (plural experimentais) experimental (of, pertaining to or being an experiment) === Further reading === “experimental”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “experimental”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French expérimental, from Latin experimentalis. By surface analysis, experiment +‎ -al. === Adjective === experimental m or n (feminine singular experimentală, masculine plural experimentali, feminine/neuter plural experimentale) experiential ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɡspeɾimenˈtal/ [eɣ̞s.pe.ɾi.mẽn̪ˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ex‧pe‧ri‧men‧tal === Adjective === experimental m or f (masculine and feminine plural experimentales) experimental ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “experimental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025