examination
Syllables: ex·am·i·na·tionUK/ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən//ɪɡˌzæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
examination noun: the act of examining.
Noun
examination (countable and uncountable, plural examinations)
- The act of examining.
- In a child with infant dyschezia, physical examination and stool examination are normal.2002, Paul Hyman, “Infant Dyschezia: Looking out for Number Two”, in International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders, number 823
- [The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […].2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2020
- Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
- A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.
- Interrogation, particularly by a lawyer in court or during discovery.
examination meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
examination in Hindi
- act of examining
- परीक्षण parīkṣaṇ
- inspection by a doctor
- परीक्षण parīkṣaṇ
- formal test
- परीक्षा parīkṣā, इम्तहान imtahān
examination in Tamil
- தேர்வு, பரீட்சை, பரிசோதனை
examination in Marathi
- act of examining
- तपासणी tapāsṇī
- inspection by a doctor
- तपासणी tapāsṇī, चाचणी cācṇī
- formal test
- परीक्षा parīkṣā
examination in Urdu
- inspection by a doctor
- مُعائِنَہ mu'āina
- formal test
- اِمْتِحان imtihān, پَرِیکْشا parīkśā
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- examination in Bengali
- ইমতেহান imtehan, পরীক্ষা porikkha
- examination in Telugu
- సోదా sōdā, పరీక్ష parīkṣa
- examination in Malayalam
- പരിശോധന pariśōdhana, പരീക്ഷ parīkṣa
- examination in Kannada
- ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ parīkṣe
- examination in Punjabi
- ਪਰੀਖਿਆ parīkhiā
- examination in Odia
- ଆଲୋଚନ ālocana
- examination in Sanskrit
- परीक्षा parīkṣā
- examination in Pashto
- امتحان emtehān, ازمېیښت azmeyǝ́x̌t, ازمويښت azmoyǝ́x̌t
- examination in Tagalog
- pagsusulit
- examination in Arabic
- اِخْتِبَار iḵtibār, اِمْتِحَان imtiḥān, فَحْص faḥṣ
- examination in Malay
- pemeriksaan, peperiksaan
- examination in Indonesian
- pemeriksaan, ujian, tes
- examination in Thai
- ไต่สวน dtài-sǔuan, การสอบ gaan-sɔ̀ɔp
- examination in Vietnamese
- kiểm tra, thi, khảo thí
- examination in Myanmar
- စာမေးပွဲ came:pwai:
Examples of examination in a sentence
- Diagnosis is presumptive by history and physical examination and is confirmed by chemistries.
- For her good performance in the examination, her teacher gave her ten merits.
- The examination for priesthood is no mere formality, so we have to study well.
Forms of examination
| plural | examinations |
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Origin of examination
From Middle English examinacioun, from Old French examinacion, from Latin exāminātiō. Morphologically examine + -ation.
Words formed from examination
- 11-plus examination
- bar examination
- blue book examination
- clinical examination
- cross examination
- cross-examination
- direct examination
- entrance examination
- exam
- examinational
- examination-in-chief
- examinationism
- examinationist
- examinationless
- examination of conscience
- examination paper
- examination table
- eye examination
- final examination
- imperial examination
- matriculation examination
- microexamination
- midterm examination
- mock examination
- neuroexamination
- nonexamination
- oral examination
- physical examination
- preexamination
- preliminary examination
- previous examination
- recross-examination
- recross examination
- re-cross-examination
- re-examination
- self-examination
- state examination
- teleexamination
Phrases with examination
Words that rhyme with examination
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about examination
- What does examination mean?
- Examination means the act of examining.
- What is examination in Hindi?
- Examination in Hindi is परीक्षण (parīkṣaṇ), परीक्षा (parīkṣā), इम्तहान (imtahān). See Examination meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is examination?
- Examination is a noun.
- How do you pronounce examination?
- Examination is pronounced /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of examination?
- The plural of examination is examinations.
Words near examination in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: examination (page history and authors); examination (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); పరీక్ష (Telugu) (page history and authors); ଆଲୋଚନ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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