utf-8 1.0 test ED-2a(2)#MA-1b(1)#MT-1a#CH-2a(1)test test0001.wav!test ˈtest noun Middle English, vessel in which metals were assayed, potsherd, from Anglo-French test, tees pot, Latin testum earthen vessel; akin to Latin testa earthen pot, shell 14th century 1 a chiefly British
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b (1)
:a critical examination, observation, or evaluation :trial
specifically
:the procedure of submitting a statement to such conditions or operations as will lead to its proof or disproof or to its acceptance or rejection a test of a statistical hypothesis
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:a basis for evaluation :criterion
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:an ordeal or oath required as proof of conformity with a set of beliefs
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:a means of testing: as
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:a procedure, reaction, or reagent used to identify or characterize a substance or constituent
(2)
:something (as a series of questions or exercises) for measuring the skill, knowledge, intelligence, capacities, or aptitudes of an individual or group
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:a positive result in such a test
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:a result or value determined by testing
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:test match
test ED-1 test adjective 1687 1
:of, relating to, or constituting a test
2
:subjected to, used for, or revealed by testing a test group test data
test test verb transitive verb 1748 1
:to put to test or proof :try often used with out
2
:to require a doctrinal oath of
intransitive verb 1 a
:to undergo a test
b
:to be assigned a standing or evaluation on the basis of tests test ed positive for cocaine the cake test ed done
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:to apply a test as a means of analysis or diagnosis used with for test for mechanical aptitude
test*abil*i*ty test0002.wav+tes-tu-!bi-lu-tE ˌtes-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun test*able test0003.wav!tes-tu-bul ˈtes-tə-bəl adjective test the waters also test the water
:to make a preliminary test or survey (as of reaction or interest) before embarking on a course of action
test ZI test noun Latin testa shell circa 1842
:an external hard or firm covering (as a shell) of many invertebrates (as a foraminifer or a mollusk)
Test BB Test abbreviation
Testament
test ban GV test ban noun 1958
:a self-imposed partial or complete ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually agreed to by countries possessing such weapons
test bed AE#ML test bed noun 1914
:a vehicle (as an airplane) used for testing new equipment (as engines or weapons systems)
broadly
:any device, facility, or means for testing something in development
test case LW test case noun 1850 1
:a representative case whose outcome is likely to serve as a precedent
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:a proceeding brought by agreement or on an understanding of the parties to obtain a decision as to the constitutionality of a statute
test-drive AV-1#BZ#CP-2 test–drive testdr01.wav!tes(t)-+drIv ˈtes(t)-ˌdrīv verb test–drove -ˌdrōv test–driv*en -ˌdri-vən test–driv*ing -ˌdrī-viŋ transitive verb 1950 1
:to drive (a motor vehicle) in order to evaluate performance
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:to use or examine (as a computer program) in order to evaluate performance test–drive the new game
test–drive noun test-fly AE test–fly testfl01.wav!test-+flI ˈtest-ˌflī verb test–flew -ˌflü test–flown -ˌflōn test–fly*ing transitive verb 1936
:to subject to a flight test test–fly an experimental plane