eksplorasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch exploratie, from French exploration.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛksploˈrasi/
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: èks‧plo‧ra‧si

Noun

èksplorasi (plural eksplorasi-eksplorasi)

1. exploration:
   1. the process of exploring
   2. (mining) the (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting)
   3. (education) a teaching method that encourages students to ask questions, investigate, and solve problems to develop curiosity, a goal-oriented attitude, and patience with ambiguity

Synonyms

• penjajakan
• penjelajahan (Standard Indonesian)
• penerokaan (Standard Malay)
• penyelidikan

Derived terms

• bereksplorasi
• dieksplorasi
• mengeksplorasi
• pengeksplorasi
• pengeksplorasian
• tereksplorasi

• eksplorasi akhir
• eksplorasi antariksa
• eksplorasi geofisika
• eksplorasi geologi
• eksplorasi geothermal
• eksplorasi hidrokarbon
• eksplorasi migas
• eksplorasi mineral
• eksplorasi planet
• eksplorasi radioaktif
• eksplorasi seismik
• eksplorasi tambang

Related terms

• eksploratif
• eksplorator

Further reading

• “eksplorasi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016