Investigation vs. Research

Difference Between Investigation and Research
Investigationnoun
The act or process of investigating
a politician under investigation.Researchnoun
Careful study of a given subject, field, or problem, undertaken to discover facts or principles.
Investigationnoun
A careful examination or search in order to discover facts or gain information.
Researchnoun
An act or period of such study
her researches of medieval parish records.Investigationnoun
The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination
The investigation into the crime has led to various leads as well as plenty of dead ends.Despite thorough investigation, the perpetrator of the attacks remains unknown.Researchverb
To engage in or perform research.
Investigationnoun
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities;
there was a congressional probe into the scandalResearchverb
To study (something) thoroughly so as to present in a detailed, accurate manner
researching the effects of acid rain.Investigationnoun
the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
Researchverb
To do research for
research a magazine article.Researchnoun
(uncountable) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.
The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people. File:The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang.oggResearchnoun
A particular instance or piece of research.
Researchverb
(transitive) To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
Researchverb
(intransitive) To make an extensive investigation into.
Researchverb
(transitive) To search again.
Researchnoun
systematic investigation to establish facts
Researchnoun
a search for knowledge;
their pottery deserves more research than it has receivedResearchverb
inquire into
Researchverb
attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner;
The student researched the history of that word