examination
Other forms: examinations
The most familiar and unpleasant meaning of examination, known to students around the world, is a test of one's knowledge in a particular area — an exam, in short.
The original meaning of examination was considerably more spiritual — a test of one's conscience rather than a test of one's knowledge of algebra or French verbs. Any form of close inspection or analysis is an examination, not just a set of questions on a piece of paper. A doctor will give you an examination of your body if you're sick, and don't, for pity's sake, buy a used car without a careful examination under the hood. Kicking the tires just won't cut it.
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the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)synonyms: scrutinytypes:audita methodical examination or review of a condition or situationPM, autopsy, necropsy, post-mortem, post-mortem examination, postmortem, postmortem examinationan examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by diseasecheckup, exam, health check, medical, medical checkup, medical exam, medical examinationa thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the personfollow-up, followup, reexamination, reviewa subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatmentgoing-overa careful and thorough inspectionophthalmoscopyexamination of the interior of an eye using an ophthalmoscopepalpation, tactual explorationa 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)endoscopyvisual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscopegonioscopyan 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 glaucomakeratoscopyexamination of the cornea with a keratoscope to detect irregularities in its anterior surfacerhinoscopyexamination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx)scanthe act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed regionsearchboarding and inspecting a ship on the high seastestingan examination of the characteristics of somethingmotion study, time and motion study, time study, time-and-motion study, time-motion study, work studyan analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effortbank examinationan examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examinerballottementa palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus)celioscopyendoscopic examination of the abdomen through the abdominal wallcolonoscopyvisual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedationculdoscopyendoscopic examination of a woman's pelvic organs by the insertion of a culdoscope through the vaginagastroscopyvisual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagushysteroscopyvisual examination of the uterus and uterine lining using an endoscope inserted through the vaginaproctoscopyvisual examination of the rectum and the end of the colon by means of a proctoscopeflexible sigmoidoscopy, sigmoidoscopyvisual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polypsscreeningtesting objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristicslikeningthe act of comparing similaritiesanalogydrawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respectcollationcareful examination and comparison to note points of disagreementconfrontationa focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparisoncontrastthe act of distinguishing by comparing differencesresurveya new survey or studytype of:
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a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the personsynonyms: checkup, exam, health check, medical, medical checkup, medical exam, medical examinationtype of:scrutinythe act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
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formal systematic questioningsynonyms: interrogation, interrogatorytypes:catechisma series of questions put to an individual to elicit their viewsdeposition(law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's officeinquisitiona severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)third degreeinterrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confessioncross-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 examinationdirect examination(law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witnessredirect examination, reexamination(law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examinationinterviewthe questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalistsdebriefingreport of a mission or taskemployment interview, job interviewan interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employmenttelephone interviewan interview conducted over the telephonetype of:
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a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)synonyms: examentype of:introspection, self-contemplation, self-examinationthe contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
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the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learnedsynonyms: testingtypes:11-plus, eleven-plus(formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar schooltype of:
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a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledgetypes:bar exam, bar examinationan examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdictioncomp, comprehensive, comprehensive examinationan intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledgeentrance exam, entrance examinationexamination to determine a candidate's preparation for a course of studieslitmus testa test that relies on a single indicatormidterm, midterm exam, midterm examinationan examination administered in the middle of an academic termprelim, preliminary exam, preliminary examinationan examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continuequizan examination consisting of a few short questionstriposfinal honors degree examinations at Cambridge Universitypop quiza quiz given without prior warningtype of:
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Vocabulary lists containing examination
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On the ACT Reading Test, you'll encounter questions that ask you to determine the meanings of common words in context. We've identified 200 high-frequency, multiple-meaning words of the sort that you'll see on the exam. As you practice this list, you'll have to rely on context clues in order to determine each word’s meaning in a particular sentence. Be careful! Several of a word's meanings might show up as answer choices — but only one answer will capture the meaning of the word in the context of the sentence.