test
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/ tɛst /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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Origin of test
11350–1400; Middle English: cupel <Middle French <Latin testū, testum earthen pot; akin to test2
synonym study for test
1. See trial.
OTHER WORDS FROM test
Definition for test (2 of 4)
test2
[ test ]
/ tɛst /
noun
Zoology. the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms or tunicates.
Botany. testa.
Origin of test
21535–45; <Latin testa tile, shell, covering; akin to test1
Definition for test (3 of 4)
test.
abbreviation
testator.
testimony.
Definition for test (4 of 4)
Test.
abbreviation
Testament.
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British Dictionary definitions for test (1 of 2)
test1
/ (tɛst) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of test
testable, adjectivetestability, nountesting, adjectiveWord Origin for test
C14 (in the sense: vessel used in treating metals): from Latin testum earthen vessel
British Dictionary definitions for test (2 of 2)
test2
/ (tɛst) /
noun
the hard or tough outer covering of certain invertebrates and tunicates
a variant of testa
Word Origin for test
C19: from Latin testa shell
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Medical definitions for test
test
[ tĕst ]
n.
A procedure for critical evaluation; a means of determining the presence, quality, or truth of something; an examination, or experiment.
A physical or chemical change by which a substance may be detected or its properties ascertained.
A reagent used to cause or promote such a change.
v.
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Idioms and Phrases with test
test
see acid test; put to the test.
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