EXAMINATION Definition & Meaning

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examination

[ ig-zam-uh-ney-shuhn ]

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noun

the act of examining; inspection; inquiry; investigation.
Synonyms:
the state of being examined.
the act or process of testing pupils, candidates, etc., as by questions.
the test itself; the list of questions asked.
the answers, statements, etc., made by one examined.
Law. formal interrogation.

examination

/ 瑟伞藢锄忙尘瑟藞苍别瑟蕛蓹苍 /

noun

the act of examining or state of being examined
education
1. written exercises, oral questions, or practical tasks, set to test a candidate's knowledge and skill
2. ( as modifier )
  an examination paper
med
1. physical inspection of a patient or parts of his body, in order to verify health or diagnose disease
2. laboratory study of secretory or excretory products, tissue samples, etc, esp in order to diagnose disease
law the formal interrogation of a person on oath, esp of an accused or a witness

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Derived Forms

别虫藢补尘颈藞苍补迟颈辞苍补濒, adjective

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

别虫路补尘顎卛路苍补顎僼颈辞苍路补濒 adjective
辫谤别顎卐虫路补尘顎卛路苍补顎僼颈辞苍 noun

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of examination¹

First recorded in 1350鈥�1400; Middle English examinacioun, from Middle French, Old French examinacion, examination, 鈥渋nterrogation,鈥� from Latin 别虫腻尘颈苍腻迟颈艒苍- (stem of 别虫腻尘颈苍腻迟颈艒 ). See examine, -ation

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Synonym Study

Examination, inspection, scrutiny refer to a looking at something. An examination usually means a careful noting of details: A thorough examination of the plumbing revealed a defective pipe. An inspection is a formal and official examination: an inspection of records, a military inspection. Scrutiny implies a critical and minutely detailed examination: The papers seemed to be in good order, but they would not stand close scrutiny. investigation.

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Officers attended and the device was taken away for further forensic examinations.

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But Williams underwent a physical examination, the Lakers were concerned with what they saw, and the trade was rescinded.

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Det Insp Butt said a post-mortem examination was undertaken at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff where the cause of death was found to be a "complex sharp force injury to the neck area".

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While there are controls on space technology, the examination of lunar samples had "nothing of military significance", he said.

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A car which closely matched the description of the getaway vehicle was not seized for examination.

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