test

1
[ test ]
/ tɛst /

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of test

1
1350–1400; Middle English: cupel < Middle French < Latin testū, testum earthen pot; akin to test2

synonym study for test

1. See trial.

OTHER WORDS FROM test

British Dictionary definitions for untested (1 of 3)

untested
/ (ʌnˈtɛstɪd) /

adjective

not having been tested or examined

British Dictionary definitions for untested (2 of 3)

test 1
/ (tɛst) /

verb

noun

Derived forms of test

testable, adjective testability, noun testing, adjective

Word Origin for test

C14 (in the sense: vessel used in treating metals): from Latin testum earthen vessel

British Dictionary definitions for untested (3 of 3)

test 2
/ (tɛst) /

noun

the hard or tough outer covering of certain invertebrates and tunicates
a variant of testa

Word Origin for test

C19: from Latin testa shell

Medical definitions for untested

test
[ tĕst ]

n.

A procedure for critical evaluation; a means of determining the presence, quality, or truth of something; an examination, or experiment.
A physical or chemical change by which a substance may be detected or its properties ascertained.
A reagent used to cause or promote such a change.

v.

Idioms and Phrases with untested

test

see acid test; put to the test.