Entry Word: examination

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence <applicants to the prep school are required to take an examination>

Synonyms exam, quiz, test

Related Words catechism; audition; final; checkup, inspection, review; inquiry, interrogation, investigation, probe, research

2 a systematic search for the truth or facts about something <an examination into the extent and causes of juvenile delinquency in the community> — see inquiry 1
3 a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition <even a hasty examination will tell any jeweler that that is not a real diamond> — see inspection