Trial vs. Test
Difference Between Trial and Test
Trialnoun
An opportunity to test something out; a test.
They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week.Testnoun
A challenge, trial.
Trialnoun
Appearance at judicial court in order to be examined.
Testnoun
A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.
Trialnoun
A difficult or annoying experience.
That boy was a trial to his parents.Testnoun
(academia) An examination, given often during the academic term.
Trialnoun
A tryout to pick members of a team.
soccer trialsTestnoun
A session in which a product or piece of equipment is examined under everyday or extreme conditions to evaluate its durability, etc.
Trialnoun
(ceramics) A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.
Testnoun
A Test match.
Trialnoun
(UK) An internal examination set by Eton College.
Testnoun
(marine biology) The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm, e.g. sand dollars and sea urchins.
Trialadjective
Pertaining to a trial or test.
Testnoun
(botany) Testa; seed coat.
Trialadjective
Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
Testnoun
(obsolete) Judgment; distinction; discrimination.
Trialadjective
Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
Testnoun
(obsolete) A witness.
Trialadjective
Triple.
Testnoun
testosterone
Trialadjective
(grammar) Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people; contrast singular, dual and plural. (See Ambai language for an example.)
No language has a trial number unless it has a dual.Testverb
To challenge.
Climbing the mountain tested our stamina.Trialverb
To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.
The warning system was extensively trialed before being fitted to all our vehicles.Testverb
To refine (gold, silver, etc.) in a test or cupel; to subject to cupellation.
Trialverb
To try out (a new player) in a sports team.
The team trialled a new young goalkeeper in Saturday's match, with mixed results.Testverb
To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try.
to test the soundness of a principle; to test the validity of an argumentTrialnoun
(law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal;
most of these complaints are settled before they go to trialTestverb
(academics) To administer or assign an examination, often given during the academic term, to (somebody).
Trialnoun
the act of testing something;
in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separatelyhe called each flip of the coin a new trialTestverb
To place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme conditions and examine it for its durability, etc.
Trialnoun
(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications;
the trials for the semifinals began yesterdayTestverb
(copulative) To be shown to be by test.
He tested positive for cancer.Trialnoun
(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law;
he had a fair trial and the jury found him guiltyTestverb
(chemistry) To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent.
to test a solution by litmus paperTrialnoun
trying something to find out about it;
a sample for ten days free triala trial of progesterone failed to relieve the painTestverb
To attest (a document) legally, and date it.
Trialnoun
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event;
his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for himlife is full of tribulationsa visitation of the plagueTestverb
To make a testament, or will.
Trialnoun
the act of undergoing testing;
he survived the great test of battlecandidates must compete in a trial of skillTestnoun
any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc;
the test was standardized on a large sample of studentsTestnoun
the act of testing something;
in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separatelyhe called each flip of the coin a new trialTestnoun
the act of undergoing testing;
he survived the great test of battlecandidates must compete in a trial of skillTestnoun
trying something to find out about it;
a sample for ten days free triala trial of progesterone failed to relieve the painTestnoun
a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge;
when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questionsTestnoun
a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
Testverb
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to;
This approach has been tried with good resultsTest this recipeTestverb
test or examine for the presence of disease or infection;
screen the blood for the HIV virusTestverb
examine someone's knowledge of something;
The teacher tests us every weekWe got quizzed on French irregular verbsTestverb
show a certain characteristic when tested;
He tested positive for HIVTestverb
achieve a certain score or rating on a test;
She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schoolsTestverb
determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
Testverb
undergo a test;
She doesn't test well
