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test (test)

noun

  1. Archaic cupel (sense )
  2. an examination, experiment, or trial, as to prove the value or ascertain the nature of something
    1. a method, process, or means used in making such an examination or trial
    2. a standard or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried
    3. an oath or declaration required as proof of one's orthodoxy, loyalty, etc.
  4. an event, set of circumstances, etc. that proves or tries a person's qualities the delay was a test of our patience
  5. a set of questions, problems, or exercises for determining a person's knowledge, abilities, aptitude, or qualifications; examination
  6. Chem.
    1. a trial or reaction for identifying a substance or ingredient
    2. the reagent used in the procedure
    3. a positive indication obtained by it

Etymology: 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 examining metals

transitive verb

  1. to refine (metal), as in a cupel
  2. to subject to a test; try
  3. Chem. to examine by means of a reagent or reagents

intransitive verb

  1. to give or undergo a diagnostic test or a test of quality, function, etc.: usually with for[to test for blood sugar]
  2. to be rated as the result of a test to test high in comprehension

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test² Definition

test (test)

noun

the hard outer covering of certain invertebrate animals, as the shell of clams

Etymology: L testa: see test

Test Definition

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test Synonyms

test

n.

  1. A check for adequacy

    inspection, analysis, countdown, probing, inquiry, inquest, elimination, proving ground(s), training stable, search, dry run*; see also examination 1, experiment 1.

    Types of tests include: engineering, technical, structural, mechanical, chemical, countdown, psychological, Rorschach, mental, intelligence, intelligence quotient (IQ), aptitude, vocational, qualifying, comprehensive, written, true-false, multiple choice, essay, oral, standardized, achievement, objective, diagnostic, semester, term, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Law School Admission Test (LSAT), Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), association, psychiatric, toxicological, vascular, electrocardiac, urinary, metabolic, neurological, reflex, eye, blood, Pap test, drug, stress, pregnancy, human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, breaking point, burst, heat, strength, pressure, density, longitudinal, transverse, tensility, metallurgic, electronic, supersonic, ultrasonic, spectrographic, x-ray, pneumatic, hydrostatic, expansion, contraction, flattening, compression, corrosion, eddy-current, Rockwell hardness, metallographic, complex mixture.

  2. A formal examination

    quiz, questionnaire, essay; see examination 2. See syn. study at experiment.

test Synonyms

test

v.

inquire, question, try out; see examine 2, experiment 2.

test Usage Examples

Object

  • hypothesis: OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that using handheld cellular telephones is related to the risk of primary brain cancer.

Converse of object

  • pass: There he may meet and pass certain tests, and be aided by further helpers or tools.
  • stand: Dynamic young farmer James Peck set out to design a kitchen that would make a bold visual statement and stand the test of time.
  • conduct: Examiners will use their discretion whether or not to conduct tests with lower capacity machines, in conjunction with power to weight ratios ).
  • perform: The following table gives a description of the tests performed with voice calls reporting the incident.
  • undergo: He concluded that if mice and rats prove sensitive to a chemical, it does not have to undergo further tests on dogs.

Adjective modifier

  • diagnostic: In turn, he said, this should open the door to ' better diagnostic tests ' and ' more effective treatments ' .
  • psychometric: The contribution of digital technologies in this area is often limited to unhelpful psychometric tests.
  • statistical: Power of statistical tests and prevalence in the literature.
  • nuclear: Then Pakistan followed suit, in response to India's nuclear tests.

Modifies a noun

  • result: Test results of over sixty ecstasy pills are included.
  • tube: Embryos are created in a test tube from the mothers eggs and the fathers sperm.

Noun used with modifier

  • blood: Further blood tests Your doctor will arrange routine blood tests to check your general health.
  • aptitude: Phonics aptitude test section created by expert reading.. .
  • screening: A sensitive and specific screening test must be available.
  • laboratory: Although promising in laboratory tests, ulcers occurred in human trials.
  • driving: Let's have a look at the facts: - In 2004, 1.3 million people sat the driving test.
  • fitness: The Recruiting Department will contact you to make arrangements for you to take a trial physical fitness test.

Adjective complement

  • positive: About 40 per cent of the rinsing water used for the toothbrushes in the test tested positive for the virus.

Infinitive complement

  • comply: Prior to manufacture, each Manhattan Toy® design is thoroughly tested to comply with the most rigorous international standards for children's products.
test Quotes

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

—Wolfe,Tom (Thomas Kennerley)

First follow Nature, and your judgement frame By her just standard, which is still the same: Unerring Nature, still divinely bright, One clear, unchanged, and universal light, Life, force and beauty must to all impart, At once the source and end and test of art.

—Pope, Alexander

Habit with him was all the test of truth, 'It must be right: I've done it from my youth.'

—Crabbe, George

Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test.

—Johnson, Samuel known as Dr Johnson

Efficiency†is measured at the extremities.You do not find the efficiency of an army at headquarters, nor of a firminhead office.It isattheremotest pointötheprivate soldier or humble legionary on the distant frontier, the girl at the counter or the branch-office junior salesman öthat the really decisive test of an army or a firm is made.It istherethat all theinstructionand knowledge of relevant facts and procedural disciplines bear fruitöor wither on the tree.

—Jay, SirAntony Rupert

War alone can carry to the maximum tension all human energies and imprint with the seal of nobility those people who have the courage to confront it; every other test is a mere substitute.

—Mussolini, Benito also called Il Duce [the Leader]

The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens his mouth.

—Nathan, GeorgeJean

Space-ships and time machines are no escape from the human condition. Let Othello subject Desdemona to a lie-detector test; his jealousy will still blind him to the evidence. Let Oedipus triumph over gravity; he won't triumph over his fate.

—Koestler, Arthur

   You define your own horror journey, according to your taste. My definition of what makes a journey wholly or partially horrible is boredom. Add discomfort, fatigue, strain in large amounts to get the purest-quality horror, but the kernel is boredom. I offer that as a universal test of travel; boredom, called byanyother name, iswhy you yearn for the first available transport out.But what bores whom?† The threshold of boredom must be like the threshold of pain, different in all of us.

—Gellhorn, Martha Ellis