Examination

Noun

 * 1) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions with no or limited access to text books or the like.
 * 2) An inspection by a doctor or other medically qualified person to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.

Adjectives for Examination
blind; impromptu; oral; minute; dispassionate; separate; unprejudiced; astute; thoughtful; perfunctory microscopic; critical; accurate; detailed severe; competitive; censorial; elaborate premarital; unsparing; stiff; fruitless; periodic; careful; searching verbal; expert; posthumous; simultaneous hasty; anatomical; exacting; unbiased cooler; tedious; cursory; hostile; placid frequent (plural); monotonous; brusque; caustic; judicial; meticulous; subsequent; systematic.

Verbs for Examination
compete in—; conduct—; cram for—; crib in—; fail in—; flunk—; merit—; pass—; perform—; prepare for—; resort to—; select by—; subject to—; submit to—; summon for—; tackle—; undergo—; urge—; waive—; —discloses; —proves; —reveals.

Synonyms for Examination
check-up, analysis, investigation, inquiry, search, research, scrutiny, inspection, inquisition, quiz, questioning, trial, test, assay.

Derived terms

 * bar examination
 * clinical examination
 * cross-examination, cross examination
 * direct examination
 * 11-plus examination


 * examination-in-chief
 * final examination
 * physical examination
 * re-examination
 * self-examination

Related terms

 * examine

Thesaurus
analysis, anatomic diagnosis, appraisal, article, asking, assessment, assize, audition, biological diagnosis, biopsy, blue book, bringing into question, buzz session, canvassing, catechetical method, catechism, catechization, catechizing, causerie, challenge, change of venue, checkout, clinical diagnosis, colloquium, conference, consideration, contemplation, court-martial, cross-examination, cytodiagnosis, debate, debating, deliberation, descant, diagnosis, dialectic, dialogue, differential diagnosis, digital examination, discourse, discussion, dispute, disquisition, dissertation, electrocardiography, electroencephalography, electromyography, enquiry, essay, etude, exam, exchange of views, excursus, exploration, exposition, eyeball inspection, feature, final, final examination, first approach, forum, going-over, great go, grilling, hearing, homily, honors, inquest, inquiring, inquiry, inquisition, inspection, interpellation, interrogation, introductory study, investigation, joint discussion, jury trial, laboratory diagnosis, logical analysis, logical discussion, lucubration, mammography, memoir, midsemester, midterm, mistrial, monograph, morceau, note, ocular inspection, open discussion, open forum, oral, oral examination, outline, overhaul, overhauling, overview, pandect, panel discussion, paper, paragraph, perlustration, perusal, physical diagnosis, physical examination, piece, postmortem diagnosis, prelim, preliminary study, probe, probing, prolegomenon, pumping, quality control, querying, questioning, quiz, quizzing, rap, rap session, research, research paper, review, run-through, scan, screed, scrutiny, search, seeking, seminar, serodiagnosis, sketch, smear, special article, study, survey, symposium, take-home examination, term paper, test, testing, the eye, theme, thesis, third degree, town meeting, tract, tractate, treatise, treatment, trial, trial by jury, tripos, urinalysis, uroscopy, ventilation, vetting, visitation, visual examination, viva, work-up, written, written examination

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian: քննություն
 * Catalan: examen
 * Chinese: 考試, 考试 (kǎoshì)
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: toets, proefwerk , examen
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German: Test, Überprüfung, Erprobung, Versuch
 * Greek: εξέταση


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 試験 (shiken)
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: exame
 * Romanian:
 * Romansch: examen
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: skúška
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, , prov, skrivning
 * Welsh: arholiad


 * Czech:
 * Finnish: tarkastelu, tarkastus
 * Greek: εξέταση
 * Italian: ,
 * Polish:


 * Romanian:, examen medical, consult medical
 * Russian: осмотр
 * Spanish:, examinación
 * Swedish: undersökning