Pilot vs Experimental - What's the difference?
pilot | experimental | Synonyms |
A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.
An instrument for detecting the compass error.
(AU, road transport, informal) A pilot vehicle.
(AU, road transport) A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
* 1834 , , A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett , E. L. Cary and A. Hart,
Something serving as a test or trial.
A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
A sample episode of a proposed TV series
(rail transport) A cowcatcher.
A pilot light.
One who flies a kite.
* 2003 , John P. Glaser, A Father's Collage , page 31:
Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. (pilot run'', ''pilot plant )
Used to control or activate another device. (pilot light)
A vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination. (pilot vehicle )
Used to indicate operation ("pilot lamp")
To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.)
Pertaining to or founded on experiment.
# (sciences) nbsp; Serving to be experimented upon.
Serving as an experiment; serving to experiment.
*{{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April
, author=Colin Allen
, title=Do I See What You See?
, volume=100, issue=2, page=168
, magazine=(American Scientist)
Experiential, empirical.
Pilot is a synonym of experimental.
As a noun pilot
is pilot.As an adjective experimental is
experimental.pilot
English
(wikipedia pilot)Noun
(en noun)- (Dryden)
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- So we mounted our horses, and put out for that town, under the direction of two friendly Creeks we had taken for pilots .
- We would like to run a pilot in your facility before rolling out the program city-wide.
- The pilot plant showed the need for major process changes.
- Julia has become quite a good kite pilot . She has learned how to repeatedly buzz her father's head, coming within two feet, and not hitting him.
Derived terms
* autopilot * bush pilot * copilot * hangar pilot * Palm Pilot * pilot fish * pilot whale * test pilotAdjective
(-)Derived terms
* pilot experiment * pilot hole * pilot light * pilot versionVerb
(en verb)experimental
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Chemistry is an experimental science .
- R was a member of the experimental group , Z was a member of the control group.
citation, passage=Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.}}
- his experimental band
- an experimental engine
- experimental knowledge