examination
noun
[ ɪɡˌzamɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a detailed inspection or study.
• "an examination of marketing behaviour"
Similar:
scrutiny,
inspection,
perusal,
study,
scanning,
vetting,
investigation,
exploration,
consideration,
analysis,
appraisal,
evaluation,
check,
check-up,
assessment,
review,
probe,
test,
scan,
going-over,
once-over,
overhaul,
• 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"
Similar:
test,
exam,
paper,
question paper,
oral,
practical,
assessment,
set of questions,
set of exercises,
viva,
viva voce,
quiz,
• 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).
