Exam
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 Clipping of examination, especially when meaning “test” or in compound terms. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
"Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.[…]There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school uniforms. […]"
- 2 a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge wordnet
- 1 Shortened form of examine
"Thin sections were stained with lead citrate and then examed using 1200EX electron microscope (JEOL, Tokyo, Japan)."
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More examples"I still don't like Cavalieri, Tonelli, or Fubini... and my oral calculus exam is already tomorrow."
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