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- [test]
- /tɛst/
- /test/
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- [test]
- /tɛst/
Definitions of test word
- noun test Zoology. the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms or tunicates. 1
- noun test Botany. testa. 1
- verb with object test to subject to a test of any kind; try. 1
- verb with object test Chemistry. to subject to a chemical test. 1
- verb with object test Metallurgy. to assay or refine in a cupel. 1
- verb without object test to undergo a test or trial; try out. 1
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Origin of test
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English: cupel < Middle French < Latin testū, testum earthen pot; akin to test2
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Parts of speech for Test
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
test popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
test usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for test
verb test
- add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- analyze — to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
- apperceive — to be aware of perceiving
- ask for — to try to obtain by requesting
- bite one's nails — to chew off the ends of one's fingernails
noun test
- analysis — Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
- assay — An assay is a test of a substance to find out what chemicals it contains. It is usually carried out to find out how pure a substance is.
- ballon d'essai — a project or policy put forward experimentally to gauge reactions to it
- basanite — a black basaltic rock containing plagioclase, augite, olivine, and nepheline, leucite, or analcite, formerly used as a touchstone
- biopsy — A biopsy is the removal and examination of fluids or tissue from a patient's body in order to discover why they are ill.
adj test
- developmental — Developmental means relating to the development of someone or something.
- inductive — of, relating to, or involving electrical induction or magnetic induction.
adjective test
- experiential — Involving or based on experience and observation.
- experimental — (of a new invention or product) based on untested ideas or techniques and not yet established or finalized.
- exploratory — Relating to or involving exploration or investigation.
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