ex·am·i·na·tion ( g-z m  -n  shn)n. 1. The act of examining or the state of being examined. 2. A set of questions or exercises testing knowledge or skill. 3. A formal interrogation: examination of the witness. ex·am i·nation·al adj. |
examination
Noun
1. the act of examining
2. Education exercises, questions, or tasks set to test a person's knowledge and skill
3. Med physical inspection of a patient
4. Law the formal questioning of a person on oath
In maintenance, a comprehensive scrutiny supplemented by measurement and physical testing in order to determine the condition of an item. See also maintenance.
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| Noun | 1. |  examination - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)audit - a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation; "he made an audit of all the plants on his property"; "an energy efficiency audit"; "an email log audit" autopsy, necropsy, PM, post-mortem examination, postmortem examination, postmortem, post-mortem - an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease checkup, health check, medical, medical checkup, medical exam, medical examination - a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person comparing, comparison - the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator" fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb - a method of examining in minute detail; "he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes" reexamination, review, follow-up, followup - a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment going-over - a careful and thorough inspection ophthalmoscopy - examination of the interior of an eye using an ophthalmoscope palpation, tactual exploration - a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional) investigating, investigation - the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically endoscopy - visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope gonioscopy - an examination of the front part of the eye to check the angle where the iris meets the cornea; it is used to distinguish between open-angle glaucoma and closed-angle glaucoma keratoscopy - examination of the cornea with a keratoscope to detect irregularities in its anterior surface rhinoscopy - examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx) scan - the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars" search - boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of search" testing - an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox" motion study, time and motion study, time study, time-and-motion study, time-motion study, work study - an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort inspection, review - a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator" bank examination - an examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examiner |
| 2. |  examination - a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" bar exam, bar examination - an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction; "applicants may qualify to take the New York bar examination by graduating from an approved law school"; "he passed the bar exam on his third try" comp, comprehensive, comprehensive examination - an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge; "she took her comps in English literature" entrance exam, entrance examination - examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a course of studies litmus test - a test that relies on a single indicator; "her litmus test for good breeding is whether you split infinitives" midterm exam, midterm examination, midterm - an examination administered in the middle of an academic term oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva, viva voce - an examination conducted by spoken communication preliminary exam, preliminary examination, prelim - an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue quiz - an examination consisting of a few short questions tripos - final honors degree examinations at Cambridge University | |
| 3. | examination - formal systematic questioning inquiring, questioning - a request for information catechism - a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views deposition - (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office inquisition - a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals) third degree - interrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession cross-examination - (law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination direct examination - (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness redirect examination, reexamination - (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination interview - the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; "my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds" debriefing - report of a mission or task | |
| 4. | examination - a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination - the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct | |
| 5. | examination - the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned investigating, investigation - the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically 11-plus, eleven-plus - (formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school |
examination
noun 1. Medical checkup, analysis, going-over (informal) exploration, health check, check, medical, once-over (informal)
2. exam, test, research, paper, investigation, practical, assessment, quiz, evaluation, oral, appraisal, catechism
Translations
examination [ɪgzæmɪˈneɪʃən] n (gen) → examen m;
(LAW) → interrogación f (= inquiry); investigación f;
the matter is under examination → se está examinando el asunto
examination [ɪgzæmɪˈneɪʃən] n (see vb) → Untersuchung f; Prüfung f; Verhör nt;
the matter is under examination → die Angelegenheit wird geprüft or untersucht
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