🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Investigación espacial

Pronunciation / Transliteration: inβestiɣaˈθjon espaˈθjal

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Space research/ˈspeɪs rɪˈsɜːtʃ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La investigación espacial ha permitido descubrir nuevos planetas."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The systematic investigation into and study of outer space phenomena.

    "NASA conducts extensive space research to understand the universe."
  2. 2

    The application of scientific methods to explore celestial bodies and the cosmos.

    "Space research has led to numerous discoveries about the solar system."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the English noun 'space' (from Old French espace, ultimately from Latin spatium) and 'research' (from Middle French recerche, from recercher 'to search closely'). The compound term emerged in the mid-20th century with the dawn of the space age and the institutionalization of extraterrestrial scientific inquiry.

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