English-Thai Dictionary

examination

N การ ตรวจสอบ  การ พิจารณา อย่างละเอียด  inspection investigation kan-trud-sob

 

examination

N การ สอบ  การ ทดสอบ  exam test sob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXAMINATION

n.[L. examinatio. See Examen. ] 1. The act of examining; a careful search or inquiry, with a view to discover truth or the real state of things; careful and accurate inspection of a thing and its parts; as an examination of a house or a ship.
2. Mental inquiry; disquisition; careful consideration of the circumstances or facts which relate to a subject or question; a view of qualities and relations, and an estimate of their nature and importance.
3. Trial by a rule or law.
4. In judicial proceedings, a careful inquiry into facts by testimony; an attempt to ascertain truth by inquiries and interrogatories; as the examination of a witness or the merits of a cause.
5. In seminaries of learning, an inquiry into the acquisitions of the students, by questioning them in literature and the sciences, and by hearing their recitals.
6. In chimistry and other sciences, a searching for the nature and qualities of substances, by experiments; the practice or application of the docimastic art.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXAMINATION

Ex *am `i *na "tion, n. Etym: [L. examinatio: cf. F. examination. ]

 

1. The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment.

 

2. A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry. He neglected the studies,... stood low at the examinations.Macaulay. Examination in chief, or Direct examination (Law ), that examination which is made of a witness by a party calling him. -- Cross-examination, that made by the opposite party. -- Reëxamination, or Re-direct examination, that made by a party calling a witness, after, and upon matters arising out of, the cross- examination.

 

Syn. -- Search; inquiry; investigation; research; scrutiny; inquisition; inspection; exploration.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

examination

ex am i na tion |igˌzaməˈnāSHən ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən | ▶noun 1 a detailed inspection or investigation: an examination of marketing behavior | a medical examination is conducted without delay. • the action or process of conducting such an inspection or investigation: the treaty is under examination by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 2 a formal test of a person's knowledge or proficiency in a particular subject or skill: he scraped through the examinations at the end of his first year. 3 Law the formal questioning of a witness in court. ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘testing (one's conscience ) by a standard ’): via Old French from Latin examinatio (n- ), from examinare ‘weigh, test ’ (see examine ).

 

examination-in-chief

ex am i na tion-in-chief ▶noun another term for direct examination.

 

examination paper

exam ¦in |ation paper ▶noun a set of printed questions used as a test of proficiency or knowledge.

 

Oxford Dictionary

examination

exam ¦in |ation |ɪgˌzamɪˈneɪʃ (ə )n, ɛg- | ▶noun 1 a detailed inspection or study: an examination of marketing behaviour | a medical examination is conducted without delay. • [ mass noun ] the action or process of conducting an examination: the role of the planning system has come under increasing critical examination. 2 a formal test of a person's knowledge or proficiency in a subject or skill: he scraped through the examinations at the end of his first year. 3 Law the formal questioning of a defendant or witness in court. ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘testing (one's conscience ) by a standard ’): via Old French from Latin examinatio (n- ), from examinare ‘weigh, test ’ (see examine ).

 

examination-in-chief

examination-in-chief ▶noun [ mass noun ] Law the questioning of a witness by the party which has called that witness to give evidence, in support of the case being made. Compare with cross-examine.

 

examination paper

exam ¦in |ation paper ▶noun a set of printed questions used as a test of proficiency or knowledge.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

examination

examination noun 1 artifacts spread out for examination: scrutiny, inspection, perusal, study, investigation, consideration, analysis, appraisal, evaluation. 2 a medical examination: inspection, checkup, assessment, appraisal; probe, test, scan; informal once-over, overhaul. 3 a school examination: test, exam, quiz, assessment; oral, midterm, final; paper, term paper. 4 Law the examination of witnesses: interrogation, questioning, cross-examination, inquisition.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

examination

examination noun 1 the artefacts were spread on a table for examination: scrutiny, inspection, perusal, study, scanning, vetting, investigation, exploration, consideration, analysis, appraisal, evaluation. 2 employees are required to undergo a medical examination: inspection, check, check-up, assessment, review, appraisal; exploration, probe, test, scan; informal going-over, once-over, overhaul. 3 there was an examination at the end of the course: test, exam, paper, question paper, oral, practical, assessment; set of questions, set of exercises; Brit. viva, viva voce; N. Amer. quiz. 4 Law the examination of witnesses in open court: questioning, interrogation, cross-questioning, cross-examination, inquisition; the third degree; informal pumping, grilling. WORD LINKS examination -scopy related suffix, as in microscopy, endoscopy Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Duden Dictionary

Examination

Ex a mi na ti on , Exa mi na ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Examinati o n |das Examinieren

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

examination

ex am i na tion /ɪɡzæ̀mɪnéɪʃ (ə )n /→examine 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 調査 , 検査 ; 検討 , 吟味 (!具体例ではan ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ make a thorough [full ] examination 徹底的に [詳細に ]調べる ▸ Further [Careful, Detailed ] examination of the accounts revealed a tax evasion .帳簿をさらに [詳細に ]調査したところ, 脱税が発覚した ▸ on [upon ] closer examination さらにくわしく調べてみると ▸ under examination 調査中で [の ]2 C ｟かたく ｠a. «…の /…のための » 試験 , テスト , 考査 (｟よりくだけて ｠exam ) «in /for » (!入学や成績評価のための重要な試験をさす; 授業中の簡単な小テストはquiz ) ▸ take [do, ｟英 ｠sit ] an examination in mathematics 数学の試験を受ける (!╳an examination of mathematicsとしない; ofの後には調査 検査の対象がくる (↑1 )) ▸ pass [fail ] a competitive entrance examination 競争 [倍 ]率の高い入試に受かる [落ちる ]b. 試験問題 ; 試験答案 (examination paper ).3 U C (医師の )診察 , 検診 ▸ have a medical [physical ] examination 健康診断 [身体検査 ]を受ける 4 U C 〘法 〙(特に法廷弁護士の )証人尋問 .～́ b ò ard 試験委員会 .