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Meanings of examination in English

Portuguese
teste
Catalan
test
Spanish
test
Wikidata

A session in which a product or piece of equipment is placed under everyday and/or extreme conditions and is examined for its durability, etc.

teste
Portuguese
interrogatório
Catalan
interrogatori

Formal systematic questioning.

interrogatório
Portuguese
inspecionar
Catalan
estudi
Spanish
inspección

The act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

inspecionar
Portuguese
teste
Catalan
prova
Spanish
prueba

The act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned.

teste
Synonyms
Examples for "scrutiny"
Examples for "scrutiny"
1
Future stadium proposals would be subject to far greater scrutiny and scepticism.
The Guardian
2
Nothing today is more serious, and nothing is receiving more serious scrutiny.
The Guardian
3
USCIS said separately that closer scrutiny could lead to longer processing times.
Reuters
4
The IRS inspector general's report said 298 political groups received special scrutiny.
Reuters
5
Frazier, for example, leads a pharmaceutical company subject to close regulatory scrutiny.
Reuters
Usage of examination in English
1
Methods: Two health examination datasets from China and the US were used.
Pubmed
2
Setting: This study was conducted in a health examination centre of China.
Pubmed
3
For now, however, James still had twenty minutes of examination time left.
James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
4
Cordons remain in place today while a scene examination is carried out.
Radio NZ
5
They underwent a mandatory health examination termed Specific Health Checkups in 2014.
Pubmed
6
A postmortem examination is set to take place either today or tomorrow.
The Irish Times
7
Neither history nor physical examination are reliable to identify those at risk.
Pubmed
8
The company was rescued through a High Court examination five years ago.
The Irish Times
9
Intervention: Surgical treatment was site specific depending on findings on physical examination.
Pubmed
10
She shifted position several times, her frown deepening with each new examination.
The lies of locke lamora
11
But, just as a theoretical question, suppose examination did reveal physical damage?
Bring the Jubilee
12
Sir, - And now an examination question for us all to answer.
The Irish Times
13
Results: Confocal microscopy examination evidenced two different types of corneal epithelial changes.
Pubmed
14
According to gardaí, a post mortem examination will be carried out today.
The Irish Times
15
An examination of the figures shows that this is indeed the case.
The Irish Times
16
A post mortem examination will be carried out on the body today.
The Irish Times
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Translations for examination
Examination through the time
Examination across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
Common
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