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examination
[ ig-zam-uh-ney-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of examining; inspection; inquiry; investigation.
Synonyms: observation
- the state of being examined.
- the act or process of testing pupils, candidates, etc., as by questions.
- the test itself; the list of questions asked.
- the answers, statements, etc., made by one examined.
- Law. formal interrogation.
examination
/ ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən /
noun
- the act of examining or state of being examined
- education
- written exercises, oral questions, or practical tasks, set to test a candidate's knowledge and skill
- ( as modifier )
an examination paper
- med
- physical inspection of a patient or parts of his body, in order to verify health or diagnose disease
- laboratory study of secretory or excretory products, tissue samples, etc, esp in order to diagnose disease
- law the formal interrogation of a person on oath, esp of an accused or a witness
Derived Forms
- exˌamiˈnational, adjective
Other Words From
- ex·ami·nation·al adjective
- preex·ami·nation noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of examination1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Rodríguez, for example, said the physical examination the medical personnel performed was inadequate because they placed the stethoscope over two and three layers of clothing.
A heart monitor takes a reading multiple times per second, while information from a routine medical examination might come only once or twice per year.
That would mean his visit included an expanded, problem-focused history and examination.
It’s some kind of examination of ourselves as humans, and not really the crime itself, which can be a bit of a MacGuffin.
Her college entrance examination scores, she was told, had won her admission to the English department of the Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications.
An examination of some of the rumors surrounding the newest entry in the Star Wars canon.
An examination of the complicated history of America and its movies in the Republic of Korea.
All of this requires rigorous self-examination: When you can be anything you want to be, what do you want to be?
An electrocardiogram is taken over the phone and then sent to his physician for examination.
If the witness did in fact witness such a terrible crime, the testimony will survive in the crucible of cross-examination.
As a rule, however, even in the case of extreme varieties, a careful examination of the specimen will enable it to be identified.
Being quieted by the Captain with a draught of cold tea, and made to sit down, the examination of the book proceeded.
Indeed, a score of bodies lying there had not been seen by Malcolm during his first frenzied examination of the house.
It was a tremendous training in the sifting of evidence and the examination of appearances.
This is simpler than having to cram and then stand the racket of a competitive examination.
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