examination
- examination
ex|am|i|na|tion [ ıg,zæmı`neıʃn ] noun ***
1. ) count an occasion when a doctor looks carefully at someone's body to make certain they are healthy:
The doctor will give you a full examination before the trip.
a ) count or uncount a careful look at something in order to find out about it or see what it is like:
examination of: Engineers made a thorough examination of the wreckage.
on closer examination: It looked like a shed, but on closer examination we could see it was someone's house.
b ) count or uncount a careful study of an idea or plan to see how good it is:
These proposals will need detailed examination before a decision can be reached.
2. ) count FORMAL an exam:
take an examination: Students will take a two-hour examination at the end of the year.
3. ) count or uncount an occasion when a lawyer asks someone questions in court:
examination of: Further examination of the witness revealed that he had met the murdered woman on several occasions.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English.
2013.
:
Look at other dictionaries:
examination — ex·am·i·na·tion n: the act or process of examining; esp: a formal questioning esp. in a court proceeding see also cross examination, direct examination, recross examination, redirect examination compare … Law dictionary
Examination — • A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; an investigation, inquiry Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Examination Examination … Catholic encyclopedia
examination — ex‧am‧i‧na‧tion [ɪgˌzæmˈneɪʆn] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] when you look closely at something in order to see what it is like or whether it is in good condition: • The cover up was designed to obstruct the auditor s examination of his… … Financial and business terms
Examination — mechanism that is part of the evaluation, which measures a candidate’s competence by one or more means such as written, oral, practical and observational (p. 3.9 ISO/IEC 17024:2003). Источник … Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации
Examination — Ex*am i*na tion, n. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. A process prescribed or assigned for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
examination — [n1] test, analysis assay, audit, battery, blue book*, breakdown, canvass, catechism, checking, checkup, cross examination, diagnosis, dissection, exam, experiment, exploration, final, grilling, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, inspection,… … New thesaurus
examination — [eg zam΄ə nā′shən, igzam΄ə nā′shən] n. [ME examinacioun < OFr examination < L examinatio: see EXAMINE] 1. an examining or being examined; investigation; inspection; checkup; scrutiny; inquiry; testing 2. means or method of examining 3. a… … English World dictionary
Examination — Examination, lat. dtsch, Entseelung, Ohnmacht; Muthlosigkeit … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
examination — late 14c., action of testing or judging; judicial inquiry, from O.Fr. examinacion, from L. examinationem (nom. examinatio), noun of action from pp. stem of examinare (see EXAMINE (Cf. examine)). Sense of test of knowledge is attested from 1610s … Etymology dictionary
examination — inspection, scrutiny, scanning, audit (see under SCRUTINIZE vb) Analogous words: questioning, interrogation, inquiry, catechism, quizzing or quiz (see corresponding verbs at ASK) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
examination — Examination, Examen … Thresor de la langue françoyse
