investigación

Definitions of investigación
  1. noun
    the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
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    contaje, conteo, cuenta, cómputo, enumeración, escrutinio, numeración, recuento
    the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
    escrutinio, examen, inspección, reconocimiento, registro
    the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
    examen
    the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
    autopsia, después del mediodía, necropsia
    an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
    chequeo, reconocimiento, reconocimiento médico, repaso, revisión médica, verificación
    a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
    cotejo
    the act of examining resemblances
    continuación, seguimiento
    a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
    pasada, pasado
    a careful and thorough inspection
    vistazo
    a swift cursory examination or inspection
    palpación
    a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional)
    investigación judicial
    an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
    microscopía
    research with the use of microscopes
    barrido, ecografía, exploración, exploración ultrasónica, visualización
    the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
    estudio
    a detailed critical inspection
    disección
    a detailed analysis
    disección
    detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)
    vigilancia
    close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
    censo, empadronamiento, padrón
    a periodic count of the population
    cuenta atrás, retrocuenta
    counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
    recuento
    an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
    continuación, examen, revisión, revista, seguimiento
    a formal or official examination
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    trabajo
    activity directed toward making or doing something
  2. noun
    systematic investigation to establish facts
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    microscopía
    research with the use of microscopes
    experimentación, experimento
    the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
  3. noun
    a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
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    investigación judicial
    an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
  4. noun
    a search for knowledge
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    ensayo, experimento, prueba
    the testing of an idea
    investigación empírica
    an empirical search for knowledge
    indagación
    an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
    encuesta pública, sondeo público
    an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
    heráldica
    the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
    experimento piloto, prueba piloto
    a preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment
    ensayo, prueba
    trying something to find out about it
    sondeo electoral, votación de tanteo
    an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue
  5. noun
    an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
    synonyms: indagación
  6. noun
    a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
    synonyms: inquisición
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    interrogatorio
    formal systematic questioning
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