1ex·per·i·ment 
/ɪkˈsperəmənt/ noun
plural ex·per·i·ments /ɪkˈsperəmənt/ noun 1 : a scientific test in which you perform a series of actions and carefully observe their effects in order to learn about something [count] ▪ Students will carry out simple laboratory experiments. ▪ perform/conduct/do/run an experiment ▪ a failed experiment ▪ They did some experiments with magnets. ▪ a series of experiments on rats [=done to rats] [noncount] ▪ These theories have not yet been confirmed by experiment. 2 [count] : something that is done as a test : something that you do to see how well or how badly it works
▪ I'd like to paint the room a different color, just as an experiment. [=to see if it looks good or not] ▪ an experiment in living more frugally ▪ the city's experiment with a longer school year
▪ I'd like to paint the room a different color, just as an experiment. [=to see if it looks good or not] ▪ an experiment in living more frugally ▪ the city's experiment with a longer school year
