adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to a trial or test.
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adj
Pertaining to a trial or test.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
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Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
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Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Triple.
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Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people. (See Ambai language for an example.)
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Usage: not-comparable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
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Synonyms: test
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noun
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
The testing of a product or procedure.
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Synonyms: test
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noun
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
A research study to test the effectiveness and safety of a drug, medical procedure, etc.
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Qualifier: research
Topics: medicine, sciences
Synonyms: test, clinical trial
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noun
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
An event in which athletes’ or animals’ abilities are tested as they compete for a place on a team, or to move on to the next level of a championship, for example.
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Synonyms: test
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noun
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.
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Topics: ceramics, chemistry, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
An internal examination set by Eton College.
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Usage: UK
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noun
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
An occasion on which armies or individuals meet in combat.
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Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: test
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noun
A meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).
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Topics: law
Synonyms: court case
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noun
A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.
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noun
The action of trying (to do) something, especially more than once. (This sense is still current in the expression trial and error.)
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Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: attempt, try
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noun
The trial number.
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Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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verb
To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
To try out (a new player) in a sports team.
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Usage: transitive
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noun
the act of testing something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: test, run
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
Narrower terms: assay, clinical trial, clinical test, double blind, preclinical trial, preclinical test, preclinical phase, audition, tryout, field trial, fitting, try-on, trying on, MOT, MOT test, Ministry of Transportation test, pilot project, pilot program, Snellen test
noun
the act of undergoing testing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: test
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Broader terms: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
noun
(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
Narrower terms: court-martial, ordeal, trial by ordeal, Scopes trial, show trial, mistrial, retrial
noun
trying something to find out about it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: trial run, test, tryout
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: experiment, experimentation
Narrower terms: field trial, field test, alpha test, beta test, road test, trial balloon
noun
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: tribulation, visitation
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Broader terms: affliction
Narrower terms: fire
noun
(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications
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Broader terms: contest, competition
History
From Middle English trial, triall, from Anglo-Norman trial, triel, from trier (“to pick out, cull”) + -al. More at English try.
From Latin tri- (stem of trēs (“three”)) + -al, on the pattern of dual.
Across languages
279 source translations are retained for this English entry.