" tests "

[Verb]  | "test" 

1: to put to test or proof : try —often used with out

2: to require a doctrinal oath of

3: to undergo a test

Origin: 1748 ;

[Noun]  | "test" | \ ˈtest \

1: a means of testing: such as

2: something (such as a series of questions or exercises) for measuring the skill, knowledge, intelligence, capacities, or aptitudes of an individual or group

3: a procedure, reaction, or reagent used to identify or characterize a substance or constituent

Origin: 14th century ;

 Middle English, vessel in which metals were assayed, potsherd, from Anglo-French test, tees pot, Latin testum earthen vessel; akin to Latin testa earthen pot, shell;

[Noun]  | "test" 

1: an external hard or firm covering (such as a shell) of many invertebrates (such as a foraminifer or a mollusk)

Origin: 1842 ;

 Latin testa shell;

[Noun]  | "acid test" 

1: a severe or crucial test

Origin: 1854 ;

 So called from the use of nitric acid to determine the gold content of jewelry;

[Noun]  | "alpha test" 

1: a test of a nearly complete prototype of a product especially by employees of the company developing the product

Origin: 1964 ;

[Noun]  | "Ames test" | \ ˈāmz- \

1: a test for identifying potential carcinogens by studying their mutagenic effect on bacteria

Origin: 1974 ;

 Bruce N. Ames born 1928 American biochemist;

[Noun]  | "aptitude test" 

1: a standardized test designed to predict an individual's ability to learn certain skills

Origin: 1919 ;

[Noun]  | "Bech*del Test" | \ ˈbek-dəl- \

1: a set of criteria used as a test to evaluate a work of fiction (such as a film) on the basis of its inclusion and representation of female characters

Origin: 2007 ;

 After Alison Bechdel (born 1960) American cartoonist, who introduced the test in a comic strip in 1985, and her friend Liz Wallace, whom the cartoonist credits with creation of the test;

[Noun]  | "beta test" 

1: a field test of the beta version of a product (such as software) especially by testers outside the company developing it that is conducted prior to commercial release

Origin: 1983 ;

[Noun]  | "blood test" 

1: a test of the blood; specifically : a laboratory test in which a sample of blood is withdrawn from the body to analyze the level of substances or cells (such as glucose, hemoglobin, or white blood cells) that indicate the presence or probable development of a particular disease or medical condition (such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or cancer) or serve to indicate the degree of function of a specific organ (such as the liver or kidney)

Origin: 1851 ;

[Noun]  | "tests" 

[Noun]  | "test" 

[Noun]  | "acid tests" 

[Noun]  | "aptitude tests" 

[Noun]  | "intelligence tests" 

[Noun]  | "placement tests" 

[Noun]  | "litmus tests" 

[Noun]  | "litmus test" 

[Verb]  | "tests" 

[Verb]  | "test"