Examination - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge (syn: exam, test)
- formal systematic questioning (syn: interrogation, interrogatory)
- a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
- the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned (syn: testing)
Extra examples
On closer examination, the painting appears to be a fake.
The victim's clothes were sent to the lab for examination.
The police made a rigorous examination of the evidence at the crime scene.
The court ordered that the defendant undergo a psychiatric examination.
I have to study for the history examination.
The examination results will be announced in September.
He's already taken the entrance examination.
The proposals are still under examination.
The issues need further examination.
On closer examination the vases were seen to be cracked.
All patients had a complete physical examination.
A post-mortem examination (=an examination on a dead body) showed that he died from head injuries.
A minute examination of the evidence
Police made a careful examination of the scene.
As part of her oral examination, she had to recite the names of all the presidents.
Word forms
singular: examination
plural: examinations
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