RESEARCH PROJECT

I. (noun)

Meaning:

Research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses

Synonyms:

research project; scientific research

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("research project" is a kind of...):

research (systematic investigation to establish facts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "research project"):

big science (scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results)

biological research (scientific research conducted by biologists)

experiment; experimentation (the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation)

Instance hyponyms:

Human Genome Project (an international study of the entire human genetic material)