Test
/test/
Test is a noun and verb with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
- A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.
- (academia) An examination, given often during the academic term.
verb
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To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try.
“to test the soundness of a principle; to test the validity of an argument”
-
To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent.
“to test a solution by litmus paper”
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Antonyms
recess
Origin
From Old French test, from Latin testum, from Latin testa.
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