field trial
noun
1
: a trial of sporting dogs in actual performance
2
: a trial of a new product in actual situations for which it is intended
Examples of field trial in a Sentence
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In her view, the field trial of nuclear energy had failed.
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Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2011
Top scientific organizations like the British Royal Society and the American Meteorological Society have suggested that scientists should at least study the possibility of interfering with the climate system, while Russian scientists have begun small-scale geoengineering field trials.
—Chris Mooney, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2010
Diagnostics for All, a spin-off of the lab, plans to start field trials in the second quarter of this year of a paper chip that tests for liver damage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2011
Sharp HealthCare is currently participating in yet another pulse field trial from medical device firm Biosense Webster.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
Originally used for industrial cutting and welding, delivering high-energy beams of excellent quality has earned fiber lasers a leading role in field trials of laser weapons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Dec. 2023
Researchers at Spain's University of Lleida are applying for permission from U.S. regulators to conduct a field trial.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
Preliminary results from the largest ever field trial of a malaria vaccine show the vaccine cut infant's risk of getting the disease by half.
—Douglas Main, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2011
These recommendations emphasized the need for thorough research in the lab, including interim evaluations at set points, before scientists move to field trials.
—Bill Gates, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2018
Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2011
Top scientific organizations like the British Royal Society and the American Meteorological Society have suggested that scientists should at least study the possibility of interfering with the climate system, while Russian scientists have begun small-scale geoengineering field trials.
—Chris Mooney, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2010
Diagnostics for All, a spin-off of the lab, plans to start field trials in the second quarter of this year of a paper chip that tests for liver damage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2011
Sharp HealthCare is currently participating in yet another pulse field trial from medical device firm Biosense Webster.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
Originally used for industrial cutting and welding, delivering high-energy beams of excellent quality has earned fiber lasers a leading role in field trials of laser weapons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Dec. 2023
Researchers at Spain's University of Lleida are applying for permission from U.S. regulators to conduct a field trial.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
Preliminary results from the largest ever field trial of a malaria vaccine show the vaccine cut infant's risk of getting the disease by half.
—Douglas Main, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2011
These recommendations emphasized the need for thorough research in the lab, including interim evaluations at set points, before scientists move to field trials.
—Bill Gates, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2018
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