Meanings
nounbasic research (uncountable)
- uncountableResearch performed without regard to practical applications.
Synonyms: blue skies research, fundamental research, pure research
Synonyms & antonyms
nounResearch performed without regard to practical applications.
Similar
blue skies researchfundamental researchpure research
Opposite
applied research
Also see
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 基礎研究 /基础研究
- 基礎研究 /基础研究 (jīchǔ yánjiū)type of research
Czech základní výzkum
- základní výzkumtype of research
Danish grundforskning
- grundforskningtype of research
Finnish perustutkimus
- perustutkimustype of research
French recherche fondamentale
- recherche fondamentaletype of research
German Grundlagenforschung
- Grundlagenforschungtype of research
Japanese 基礎研究
- 基礎研究 (kiso kenkyū)type of research
Polish badania podstawowe
- badania podstawowetype of research
Russian фундамента́льные иссле́дования
- фундамента́льные иссле́дования (fundamentálʹnyje isslédovanija)type of research
Swedish grundforskning
- grundforskningtype of research
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APA
basic research. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basic%20research
MLA
“basic research.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basic%20research. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basic research,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basic%20research.
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