Associations to the word «Examination»

Wiktionary

EXAMINATION, noun. The act of examining.
EXAMINATION, noun. Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
EXAMINATION, noun. A formal test involving answering written or oral questions with no or limited access to text books or the like.

Dictionary definition

EXAMINATION, noun. The act of examining something closely (as for mistakes).
EXAMINATION, noun. A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions".
EXAMINATION, noun. Formal systematic questioning.
EXAMINATION, noun. A detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits).
EXAMINATION, noun. The act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky