examination en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɛɡ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪɡˌzæm.əˈnæɪ.ʃən/ (Australia)
- /əɡˌzɛm.əˈnæɪ.ʃən/ (New-Zealand)
- /ɪɡˌzæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
- (California) audio
- [ɪɡˌzɛəm.əˈneɪ.ʃn̩] (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English examinacioun, from Old French examinacion, from Latin exāminātiō. Morphologically examine + -ation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of examining.
The question of the plausibility of the counter-factual is seen as key in all three discussions of allohistorical fiction (as it is in Demandt's and Ferguson's examinations of allohistory) (cf. Rodiek 25–26; Ritter 15–16; Helbig 32).
2014 October 14, David Malcolm, “The Great War Re-Remembered: Allohistory and Allohistorical Fiction”, in Martin Löschnigg, Marzena Sokolowska-Paryz, editors, The Great War in Post-Memory Literature and Film, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG., →ISBN, page 173:[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […].
2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2020:In a child with infant dyschezia, physical examination and stool examination are normal.
2002, Paul Hyman, “Infant Dyschezia: Looking out for Number Two”, in International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders, number 823:
- (countable, uncountable) Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
- (countable, uncountable) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.
- (countable, uncountable) Interrogation, particularly by a lawyer in court or during discovery.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| examinations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
self-examination · recross-examination · entrance examination · examination of conscience · examination paper · teleexamination · examinational · oral examination · examinationless · imperial examination · re-examination · examinationist · 11-plus examination · previous examination · matriculation examination · preexamination · examinationism · direct examination · physical examination · midterm examination · final examination · examination table · recross examination · state examination · bar examination · eye examination · mock examination · clinical examination · re-cross-examination · cross-examination · microexamination · preliminary examination · blue book examination · examination-in-chief · cross examination · exam · neuroexamination · nonexamination
Relateds
Translations (259)
ko 시험 (formal test) · hy քննություն (formal test) · wa scarwaitaedje (act of examining) · nl proefwerk (formal test) · ru экза́мен (formal test) · ml പരീക്ഷ (formal test) · nl tentamen (formal test) · de Untersuchung (inspection by a doctor) · es examinación (formal test) · dng кошу (formal test) · bn পরীক্ষা (formal test) · ms pemeriksaan (inspection by a doctor) · be агля́д (inspection by a doctor) · de Untersuchung (act of examining) · sa परीक्षा (formal test) · bg и́зпитване (formal test) · bg пре́глед (inspection by a doctor) · nan-hbl 考試 /考试 (formal test) · fi tentti (formal test) · ja 検査 (inspection by a doctor) · tg имтиҳон (formal test) · sk prehliadka (act of examining) · yi עקזאַמען (formal test) · mr परीक्षा (formal test) · nn eksamen (formal test) · la inquisitio (formal test) · tr imtihan etmek (act of examining) · dng кофа (formal test) · de Erprobung (formal test) · az sınaq (formal test) · az yoxlama (act of examining) · ur اِمْتِحان (formal test) · uz imtihon (formal test) · id pemeriksaan (inspection by a doctor) · fi tutkimus (inspection by a doctor) · fa-ira اِمْتِحان (formal test) · sv skrivning (formal test) · vi kiểm tra (act of examining) · sk vyšetrenie (inspection by a doctor) · es examinación (act of examining) · ko 검사 (inspection by a doctor) · hu vizsgálat (inspection by a doctor) · be экза́мэн (formal test) · de Überprüfung (formal test) · sh ìspit (formal test) · ar اِمْتِحَان (formal test) · bn ইমতেহান (formal test) · ro examen (formal test) · uk і́спит (formal test) · bg изсле́дване (act of examining) · ml പരിശോധന (act of examining) · tr imtihan (formal test) · rsk еґзамент (formal test) · hu vizsgálat (act of examining) · uz sinov (formal test) · fi tutkimus (act of examining) · sh прије́глед (inspection by a doctor) · ja 診察 (inspection by a doctor) · uz ekzamen (formal test) · my စာမေးပွဲ (formal test) · da prøve (formal test) · pa ਪਰੀਖਿਆ (formal test) · sk skúška (formal test) · ro examinare (inspection by a doctor) · mi mātaitanga (act of examining) · be тэст (formal test) · th ไต่สวน (act of examining) · ko 테스트 (formal test) · da eksamen (formal test) · grc σκέψις (act of examining) · az müayinə (act of examining) · km វិញ្ញាសា (formal test) · ru иссле́дование (act of examining) · hu átvizsgálás (act of examining) · sh ѝспит (formal test) · ro examen (act of examining) · ko 진찰 (inspection by a doctor) · hu kivizsgálás (act of examining) · crh imtian (formal test) · kn ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ (formal test) · ms peperiksaan (formal test) · el εξέταση (inspection by a doctor) · wa corwaitaedje (act of examining) · ps امتحان (formal test) · yi בחינה (formal test) · bg тест (formal test) · rsk испит (formal test) · grc δοκιμασία (formal test) · pdt Eksamen (formal test) · th การสอบ (formal test) · ky экзамен (formal test) · sh пре́глед (inspection by a doctor) · rsk випит (formal test) · ru осмо́тр (inspection by a doctor) · pl oględziny (inspection by a doctor) · rm examen (formal test) · nb eksamen (formal test) · kk сынақ (formal test) · fa-ira مُعایِنِه (inspection by a doctor) · pt exame (inspection by a doctor) · he מִבְחָן (formal test) · ar اِخْتِبَار (act of examining) · cmn 測驗 /测验 (formal test) · ps ازمويښت (formal test) · ru медосмо́тр (inspection by a doctor) · kmr azmûn (formal test) · fi tutkiminen (act of examining) · pl sprawdzian (formal test) · az təftiş (act of examining) · hy բուժզննում (inspection by a doctor) · sh prijégled (inspection by a doctor) · tg муоина (inspection by a doctor) · ba имтихан (formal test) · vi thi (formal test) · fi tarkastelu (act of examining) · sl pregled (inspection by a doctor) · sl izpit (formal test) · ka გამოკვლევა (act of examining) · sk skúmanie (act of examining) · mk преглед (inspection by a doctor) · uk тест (formal test) · es examen (formal test) · sv prov (formal test) · yue 考試 /考试 (formal test) · fi koe (formal test) · ky кароо (inspection by a doctor) · ur پَرِیکْشا (formal test) · wa egzamin (formal test) · ca examen (formal test) · fa-ira تِسْت (formal test) · km ប្រឡង់ (formal test) · lo ການສອບ (formal test) · hi इम्तहान (formal test) · ru тест (formal test) · hi परीक्षण (inspection by a doctor) · nl examen (formal test) · tk synag (formal test) · fr examen (inspection by a doctor) · de Examen (formal test) · lv eksāmens (formal test) · arz إختبار (act of examining) · tk ekzamen (formal test) · de Prüfung (act of examining) · mk испит (formal test) · mr तपासणी (inspection by a doctor) · az imtahan (formal test) · ja 考査 (formal test) · hi परीक्षण (act of examining) · eo ekzameno (formal test) · ps ازمېیښت (formal test) · sv tentamen (formal test) · la quaestio (formal test) · nb undersøkelse (inspection by a doctor) · ar اِمْتِحَان (act of examining) · arz إمتحان (act of examining) · ga scrúdú (formal test) · cy arholiad (formal test) · vi khảo thí (formal test) · sv undersökning (inspection by a doctor) · ka გამოკვლევა (inspection by a doctor) · fa-ira بَرْرِسی (act of examining) · kmr ezmûn (formal test) · ug ئىمتىھان (formal test) · tl pagsusulit (formal test) · ro consult medical (inspection by a doctor) · el εξέταση (formal test) · hi परीक्षा (formal test) · kk қарау (inspection by a doctor) · ky сынак (formal test) · ml പരിശോധന (inspection by a doctor) · hu bevizsgálás (act of examining) · ja 診療 (inspection by a doctor) · az müayinə (inspection by a doctor) · sk prehliadka (inspection by a doctor) · uk о́гляд (inspection by a doctor) · lt egzaminas (formal test) · nl onderzoek (inspection by a doctor) · cmn 考試 /考试 (formal test) · tr muayene (inspection by a doctor) · mi whakamātautau (formal test) · de Versuch (formal test) · tg озмун (formal test) · mr चाचणी (inspection by a doctor) · el διαγώνισμα (formal test) · pl egzamin (formal test) · id tes (formal test) · mr तपासणी (act of examining) · fi tarkastus (inspection by a doctor) · ar فَحْص (inspection by a doctor) · mn шалгалт (formal test) · cmn 檢查 /检查 (inspection by a doctor) · wa vizite (inspection by a doctor) · it esame (inspection by a doctor) · ro examinare (act of examining) · bn ইমতেহান (act of examining) · is skoðun (inspection by a doctor) · pt exame (act of examining) · tk zaçýot (formal test) · de Test (formal test) · bg и́зпит (formal test) · hy քննություն (act of examining) · ar اِخْتِبَار (formal test) · it visita (inspection by a doctor) · wym prifung (formal test) · ka გამოცდა (formal test) · lt apžiūrà (inspection by a doctor) · tt имтихан (formal test) · id ujian (formal test) · pl badanie (inspection by a doctor) · fr examen (act of examining) · de Klausur (formal test) · nb prøve (formal test) · km ការពិនិត្យ (inspection by a doctor) · tr sınav yamak (act of examining) · ja テスト (formal test) · ka გასინჯვა (inspection by a doctor) · zdj gizama (formal test) · hy փորձաքննություն (act of examining) · bg пи́смено (formal test) · is próf (formal test) · ru прове́рка (act of examining) · it esame (formal test) · uz koʻrik (inspection by a doctor) · da undersøgelse (inspection by a doctor) · es examen (act of examining) · fa-ira آزْمون (formal test) · uk екза́мен (formal test) · az yoxlayış (inspection by a doctor) · ru зачёт (formal test) · kmr imtîhan (formal test) · hu vizsga (formal test) · cs vyšetření (inspection by a doctor) · pt exame (formal test) · sw mtihani (formal test) · de Prüfung (formal test) · sq provim (formal test) · ur مُعائِنَہ (inspection by a doctor) · sw ukaguzi (inspection by a doctor) · et eksam (formal test) · izh tutkimus (act of examining) · ko 고사 (formal test) · zdj mtihani (formal test) · fr examen (formal test) · sv tenta (formal test) · es examinación (inspection by a doctor) · hu ellenőrzés (act of examining) · es examen (inspection by a doctor) · hy զննում (inspection by a doctor) · ru рассмотре́ние (act of examining) · kk емтихан (formal test) · tr sınav (formal test) · be экза́мен (formal test) · ja 試験 (formal test) · vo xam (formal test) · ro examen medical (inspection by a doctor) · nl toets (formal test) · sk obhliadka (act of examining) · cs zkouška (formal test) · sh prégled (inspection by a doctor)