research : Idioms & Phrases


advanced research and development activity

  • noun an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology
    ARDA.
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air force research laboratory

  • noun a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces
    AFRL.
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army high performance computing research center

  • noun a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry
    AHPCRC.
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auxiliary research submarine

  • noun a submarine for research purposes
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biological research

  • noun scientific research conducted by biologists
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bureau of intelligence and research

  • noun 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
    INR.
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casualty care research center

  • noun an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care
    CCRC.
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consumer research

  • noun marketing research that yields information about the motives and needs of different classes of consumers
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defense advanced research projects agency

  • noun the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11
    DARPA.
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director of research

  • noun a supervisor in a research center
    director of research.
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embryonic stem-cell research

  • noun biological research on stem cells derived from embryos and on their use in medicine
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empirical research

  • noun an empirical search for knowledge
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market research

  • noun research that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumer
    market research.
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marketing research

  • noun research that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumer
    market research.
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  • noun the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines
    NRL.
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operations research

  • noun research designed to determine most efficient way to do something
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product research

  • noun marketing research that yields information about desired characteristics of the product or service
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research center

  • noun a center where research is done
    research center.
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research colloquium

  • noun a colloquium at which the results of (scientific) research are reported
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research director

  • noun a supervisor in a research center
    director of research.
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research facility

  • noun a center where research is done
    research center.
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research lab

  • noun a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
    science laboratory; science lab; research lab; lab; laboratory.
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research laboratory

  • noun a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
    science laboratory; science lab; research lab; lab; laboratory.
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research project

  • noun research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses
    research project.
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research rocket

  • noun a rocket fired for test purposes
    test rocket; test instrument vehicle.
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research staff

  • noun a group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratory
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research worker

  • noun a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
    researcher; investigator.
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scientific research

  • noun research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses
    research project.
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stem-cell research

  • noun research on stem cells and their use in medicine
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