Synonyms for testing

Grammar : Noun

Spell : test

Phonetic Transcription : tɛst

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Définition of testing

Origin : late 14c., "small vessel used in assaying precious metals," from Old French test, from Latin testum "earthen pot," related to testa "piece of burned clay, earthen pot, shell" (cf. Latin testudo "tortoise") and texere "to weave" (cf. Lithuanian tistas "vessel made of willow twigs;" see texture (n.)).
Sense of "trial or examination to determine the correctness of something" is recorded from 1590s. The connecting notion is "ascertaining the quality of a metal by melting it in a pot." Test Act was the name given to various laws in English history meant to exclude Catholics and Nonconformists from office, especially that of 1673, repealed 1828. Test drive (v.) is first recorded 1954.

noun experiment

Example sentences :

I am speaking for the moment only of the degree to which the testing comes.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

Each workshop and testing room is devoted to a particular purpose.
Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro

"We've wasted weeks testing every man on this field," said Dr. Shalt solemnly.
Extract from : « The Second Voice » by Mann Rubin

It's the devil and all that I never thought of testing it myself in wet weather.
Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer

Two Arrows did not know that he was testing his quality as a warrior and chief to be.
Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard

One reads new meanings into Rome when testing it by this consciousness.
Extract from : « Italy, the Magic Land » by Lilian Whiting

The laboratory and field furnish opportunity for this sort of testing.
Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper

Hence we must be beware of testing the value of the work by immediate results.
Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper

You can tell what foods have starch in them by testing them with iodine.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

At this stage we are testing each other, so we take refuge in generalizations.
Extract from : « Marriage Enrichment Retreats » by David Mace

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