test

test: test¹

noun

1》 a procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something.

    ↘a short examination of a person's skill or knowledge.

    ↘a difficult situation revealing the strength or quality of someone or something.

    ↘an examination of part of the body or a body fluid for medical purposes.

    ↘Chemistry a procedure employed to identify a substance or to reveal the presence or absence of a constituent within a substance.

2》 a means of testing something.

3》 (Test) short for Test match.

4》 Metallurgy a movable hearth in a reverberating furnace, used for separating gold or silver from lead.

verb subject to a test.

↘produce a specified result in a medical test.

↘Chemistry examine by means of a reagent.

↘touch or taste before proceeding further.

Phrases

test the water ascertain feelings or opinions before proceeding further.

Derivatives

testability noun

testable adjective

testee noun

Origin

ME (denoting a cupel used to treat gold or silver alloys or ore): via OFr. from L. testu, testum 'earthen pot', var. of testa 'jug, shell'; cf. test².

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test²

noun Zoology the shell or integument of some invertebrates and protozoans.

Origin

C19: from L. testa 'tile, jug, shell'; cf. test¹.

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test — test … Dictionnaire des rimes
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test*/*/*/ — [test] noun [C] I 1) a set of written or spoken questions that is used for finding out how much someone knows about a subject Did you get a good mark in your physics test?[/ex] You re going to have to take the test again.[/ex] I passed my English … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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test — test1 [test] n. [ME, a cupel < OFr, a pot, cupel < L testum, earthen vessel < testa, piece of burned clay, shell < IE base * tekth , to weave, join > Sans tašta, cup, Gr tektōn, carpenter: mod. meaning from use of the cupel in… … English World dictionary

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