examination, scrutiny
(noun) the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
examination, testing
(noun) the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
examen, examination
(noun) a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
interrogation, examination, interrogatory
(noun) formal systematic questioning
examination, exam, test
(noun) a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; “when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
examination (countable and uncountable, plural examinations)
The act of examining.
Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks.
Interrogation.
• exanimation
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*am`i*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. examinatio: cf. F. examination.]
1. The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment.
2. A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry. He neglected the studies, . . . stood low at the examinations. Macaulay. Examination in chief, or Direct examination (Law), that examination which is made of a witness by a party calling him.
– Cross-examination, that made by the opposite party.
– ReĂ«xamination, or Re-direct examination, that made by a party calling a witness, after, and upon matters arising out of, the cross- examination.
Syn.
– Search; inquiry; investigation; research; scrutiny; inquisition; inspection; exploration.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 February 2025
(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”
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