examination
noun
ex·am·i·na·tion
ig-ˌza-mə-ˈnā-shən 
2
: an exercise designed to examine progress or test qualification or knowledge
3
: a formal interrogation
Examples of examination in a Sentence
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.
procedures that are not allowed during examination of witnesses
Recent Examples on the Web
Much of the site dates to the late fifth and sixth centuries: During a recent examination, researchers discovered medieval buildings, ditches and a path.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2024
Nita Jain, a biotech founder and patient representative working on upcoming scientific papers with RECOVER, thinks more in-depth examination of these samples could help answer questions about changes to the immune system and other biological changes that occur following Covid-19 infection.
—Betsy Ladyzhets, STAT, 31 May 2024
Many of those efforts to fight overdoses stalled, an examination by The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner has found.
—Jessica Gallagher, New York Times, 23 May 2024
Earlier this week, former UCLA Police Chief John Thomas was reassigned temporarily, pending an examination of the school's security processes, the school said in a statement to ABC News.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 23 May 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2024
Nita Jain, a biotech founder and patient representative working on upcoming scientific papers with RECOVER, thinks more in-depth examination of these samples could help answer questions about changes to the immune system and other biological changes that occur following Covid-19 infection.
—Betsy Ladyzhets, STAT, 31 May 2024
Many of those efforts to fight overdoses stalled, an examination by The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner has found.
—Jessica Gallagher, New York Times, 23 May 2024
Earlier this week, former UCLA Police Chief John Thomas was reassigned temporarily, pending an examination of the school's security processes, the school said in a statement to ABC News.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 23 May 2024
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examination
noun
ex·am·i·na·tion
ig-ˌzam-ə-ˈnā-shən
1
: the act or process of examining : the state of being examined
2
: a test to determine progress, fitness, or knowledge
Medical Definition
examination
noun
ex·am·i·na·tion
ig-ˌzam-ə-ˈnā-shən
: the act or process of inspecting or testing for evidence of disease or abnormality see physical examination
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