Definition of "prospection" []

• The action of looking forward into the future. Formed by analogy with retrospection. Not in common use, but there is some modern use and the OED gives citation back to the 19th and 17th centuries. (noun)
• The act of prospecting for minerals. Also not in common use. (noun)
• A search for archaeological remains, usually using modern technology, for example ground penetrating radar. (noun)

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• "In fact, sometimes the happiness in anticipation is greater than the happiness actually experienced in the moment - that's known as "rosy prospection.""
• "Yiangos Chairetis, Kostas Dayandas, and Markus Kampfer use geomagnetic prospection to reveal underlying structures."
• "The excavation that finished this week proved the existence of walls that were shown by the geomagnetic prospection, and helped us complete the existing ground plan for the Central Building."