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prospection

prospection noun: the action of looking forward into the future. Formed by analogy with retrospection.

Noun

prospection (countable and uncountable, plural prospections)

  1. (uncommon) The action of looking forward into the future. Formed by analogy with retrospection.
  2. (uncommon) The act of prospecting for minerals.
  3. A search for archaeological remains, usually using modern technology, for example ground penetrating radar.

prospection meaning in Tamil

prospection in Tamil

எதிர்நோக்கல்

Forms of prospection

pluralprospections

Words formed from prospection

Questions about prospection

What does prospection mean?
Prospection means the action of looking forward into the future. Formed by analogy with retrospection.
What is prospection in Tamil?
Prospection in Tamil is எதிர்நோக்கல். See Prospection meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is prospection?
Prospection is a noun.
What is the plural of prospection?
The plural of prospection is prospections.

Words near prospection in the dictionary

  1. Prospect Vale
  2. prospected
  3. prospectin'
  4. prospecting
  5. prospectings
  6. prospection
  7. prospections
  8. prospective
  9. prospectively
  10. prospectiveness
  11. prospectives

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Adapted from Wiktionary: prospection (page history and authors); prospection (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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