test

Definitions


[tɛst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use
(e.g: both countries carried out nuclear tests in May)


- a movable hearth in a reverberating furnace, used for separating gold or silver from lead


Phrases:
- put someone or something to the test
- stand the test of time
- test the water
- this is not a test

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a cupel used to treat gold or silver alloys or ore): via Old French from Latin testu, testum ‘earthen pot’, variant of testa ‘jug, shell’. Compare with test. The verb dates from the early 17th century


[tɛst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- take measures to check the quality, performance, or reliability of (something), especially before putting it into widespread use or practice
(e.g: this range has not been tested on animals)


Phrases:
- put someone or something to the test
- stand the test of time
- test the water
- this is not a test

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a cupel used to treat gold or silver alloys or ore): via Old French from Latin testu, testum ‘earthen pot’, variant of testa ‘jug, shell’. Compare with test. The verb dates from the early 17th century


[tɛst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the shell or integument of some invertebrates and protozoans, especially the chalky shell of a foraminiferan or the tough outer layer of a tunicate


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: from Latin testa ‘tile, jug, shell’. Compare with test




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