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TRIAL
test, trial, run
(noun) the act of testing something; “in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately”; “he called each flip of the coin a new trial”
test, trial
(noun) the act of undergoing testing; “he survived the great test of battle”; “candidates must compete in a trial of skill”
trial
(noun) (law) the determination of a person’s innocence or guilt by due process of law; “he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty”; “most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial”
trial, trial run, test, tryout
(noun) trying something to find out about it; “a sample for ten days free trial”; “a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain”
trial, tribulation, visitation
(noun) an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; “his mother-in-law’s visits were a great trial for him”; “life is full of tribulations”; “a visitation of the plague”
trial
(noun) (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; “the trials for the semifinals began yesterday”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
trial (plural trials)
An opportunity to test something out; a test.
Appearance at judicial court in order to be examined.
A difficult or annoying experience.
A tryout to pick members of a team.
(ceramics) A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.
(UK) An internal examination set by Eton College.
Adjective
trial (not comparable)
Pertaining to a trial or test.
Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
Verb
trial (third-person singular simple present trials, present participle (US) trialing or (UK) trialling, simple past and past participle (US) trialed or (UK) trialled)
To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.
To try out (a new player) in a sports team.
Etymology 2
Adjective
trial (not comparable)
Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
Triple.
(grammar) Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people; contrast singular, dual and plural. (See Ambai language for an example.)
Anagrams
• TRALI, Trail, litra, trail
Source: Wiktionary
Tri"al, n. Etym: [From Try.]
1. The act of trying or testing in any manner. Specifically: -- (a) Any effort or exertion of strength for the purpose of ascertaining what can be done or effected. [I] defy thee to the trial of mortal fight. Milton.
(b) The act of testing by experience; proof; test. Repeated trials of the issues and events of actions. Bp. Wilkins.
(c) Examination by a test; experiment, as in chemistry, metallurgy, etc.
2. The state of being tried or tempted; exposure to suffering that tests strength, patience, faith, or the like; affliction or temptation that exercises and proves the graces or virtues of men. Others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings. Heb. xi. 36.
3. That which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that which tries the character or principles; that which tempts to evil; as, his child's conduct was a sore trial. Every station is exposed to some trials. Rogers.
4. (Law)
Definition: The formal examination of the matter in issue in a cause before a competent tribunal; the mode of determining a question of fact in a court of law; the examination, in legal form, of the facts in issue in a cause pending before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining such issue.
Syn.
– Test; attempt; endeavor; effort; experiment; proof; essay. See Test, and Attempt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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