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How to pronounce “probe”

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Pronunciation guide for probe

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of probe with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The Probe on a Mission To Touch the SunHow would we protect a probe from just melting?
Definition summary: (surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc. [from 15th c.]

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The Probe on a Mission To Touch the Sun

How would we protect a probe from just melting?

[Noun]
(surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc. [from 15th c.]
(figuratively) Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information. [from 17th c.]
An act of probing; a prod, a poke. [from 19th c.]
(figuratively) An investigation or inquiry. [from 20th c.]
(aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling. [from 20th c.]
(sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it. [from 20th c.]
(astronautics) A small, usually uncrewed, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings. [from 20th c.]
(go) A move with multiple possible answers, seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy.
(biochemistry) Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure
[Verb]
(ambitransitive) To explore, investigate, question, test, or prove.
(transitive) To insert a probe into.
[Adjective]
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