utf-8 1.0 testED-2a(2)#MA-1b(1)#MT-1a#CH-2a(1)testtest0001.wav!testˈtestnounMiddle English, vessel in which metals were assayed, potsherd, from Anglo-French test, tees pot, Latin testum earthen vessel; akin to Latin testa earthen pot, shell14th century 1 a chiefly British

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b (1)

:a critical examination, observation, or evaluation :trial

specifically

:the procedure of submitting a statement to such conditions or operations as will lead to its proof or disproof or to its acceptance or rejection a test of a statistical hypothesis

(2)

:a basis for evaluation :criterion

:an ordeal or oath required as proof of conformity with a set of beliefs

2 a

:a means of testing: as

(1)

:a procedure, reaction, or reagent used to identify or characterize a substance or constituent

(2)

:something (as a series of questions or exercises) for measuring the skill, knowledge, intelligence, capacities, or aptitudes of an individual or group

:a positive result in such a test

:a result or value determined by testing

:test match

testED-1testadjective1687 1

:of, relating to, or constituting a test

:subjected to, used for, or revealed by testing a test group test data

testtestverbtransitive verb1748 1

:to put to test or proof :try often used with out

:to require a doctrinal oath of

intransitive verb 1 a

:to undergo a test

:to be assigned a standing or evaluation on the basis of tests tested positive for cocaine the cake tested done

:to apply a test as a means of analysis or diagnosis used with for test for mechanical aptitude

test*abil*i*tytest0002.wav+tes-tu-!bi-lu-tE ˌtes-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē nountest*abletest0003.wav!tes-tu-bul ˈtes-tə-bəl adjectivetest the waters also test the water

:to make a preliminary test or survey (as of reaction or interest) before embarking on a course of action

testZItestnounLatin testa shellcirca 1842

:an external hard or firm covering (as a shell) of many invertebrates (as a foraminifer or a mollusk)

TestBBTestabbreviation

Testament

test banGVtest bannoun1958

:a self-imposed partial or complete ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually agreed to by countries possessing such weapons

test bedAE#MLtest bednoun1914

:a vehicle (as an airplane) used for testing new equipment (as engines or weapons systems)

broadly

:any device, facility, or means for testing something in development

test caseLWtest casenoun1850 1

:a representative case whose outcome is likely to serve as a precedent

:a proceeding brought by agreement or on an understanding of the parties to obtain a decision as to the constitutionality of a statute

test-driveAV-1#BZ#CP-2test–drivetestdr01.wav!tes(t)-+drIvˈtes(t)-ˌdrīvverbtest–drove -ˌdrōvtest–driv*en -ˌdri-vəntest–driv*ing -ˌdrī-viŋtransitive verb1950 1

:to drive (a motor vehicle) in order to evaluate performance

:to use or examine (as a computer program) in order to evaluate performance test–drive the new game

test–drive noun test-flyAEtest–flytestfl01.wav!test-+flIˈtest-ˌflīverbtest–flew -ˌflütest–flown -ˌflōntest–fly*ingtransitive verb1936

:to subject to a flight test test–fly an experimental plane