Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TESTING

ppr. [from test. ] Trying for proof; proving by a standard or by experiment. A plan for testing alkalies--

 

TESTING

n.The act of trying for proof. 1. In metallurgy, the operation of refining large quantities of gold or silver by means of lead, in the vessel called a test. In this process, the extraneous matter is vitrified, scarified or destroyed, and the metal left pure. This operation is performed in the manner of cupellation.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TESTING

TESTING Test "ing, n.

 

1. The act of testing or proving; trial; proof.

 

2. (Metal. )

 

Defn: The operation of refining gold or silver in a test, or cupel; cupellation. Testing machine (Engin. ), a machine used in the determination of the strength of materials, as iron, stone, etc. , and their behavior under strains of various kinds, as elongation, bending, crushing, etc.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

testing ground

test ing ground |ˈtɛstɪŋ ˌɡraʊnd | ▶noun an area or field of activity used for the testing of a product or an idea, esp. a military site used for the testing of weapons.

 

Oxford Dictionary

testing

test |ing |ˈtɛstɪŋ | ▶adjective revealing a person's capabilities by putting them under strain; challenging: it's been quite a testing time for all of us.

 

testing ground

test |ing ground ▶noun an area or field of activity used for the testing of a product or an idea, especially a military site used for the testing of weapons.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

testing

testing adjective it was a particularly testing time for the organization: difficult, challenging, tough, hard; stressful, trying, wearing, taxing, demanding, exacting, onerous, arduous. ANTONYMS easy.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

testing

test ing /téstɪŋ /形容詞 〈状況 問題などが 〉困難な ; 試験 [実験, テスト ]の .名詞 U 試験を行うこと .～́ gr ò und 実験場 ; ｟比喩的に ｠試す場所 .