autopsy
necropsy
postmortem
post-mortem
PM
postmortem examination
post-mortem examination | an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease |
checkup
medical checkup
medical examination
medical exam
medical
health check | a thorough physical examination, includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person |
examination
scrutiny | the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) |
| examination testing | the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned |
observation
observance
watching | the act of observing, taking a patient look |
| observation | the act of making and recording a measurement |
| radio observation | an observation made with a radio telescope |
| bank examination | an examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examiner |
lookout
observation tower
lookout station
observatory | a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings |
| observation dome | lookout consisting of a dome-shaped observatory |
| observation station | a station set up for making observations of something |
reflection
reflexion | the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material), he studied his reflection in the mirror |
mirror image
reflection reflexion | a likeness in which left and right are reversed |
| reflection reflexion reflectivity | the ability to reflect beams or rays |
echo
reverberation
sound reflection
replication | the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves, she could hear echoes of her own footsteps |
notice
observation
observance | the act of noticing or paying attention, he escaped the notice of the police |
contemplation
reflection
reflexion
rumination
musing
thoughtfulness b | a calm, lengthy, intent consideration |
introspection
selfontemplation
self-examination | the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct |
examen
examination | a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) |
| observation | facts learned by observing, he reported his observations to the mayor |
observation
reflection
reflexion | a remark expressing careful consideration |
| expression manifestation reflection reflexion | expression without words, tears are an expression of grief, the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition |
interrogation
examination interrogatory | formal systematic questioning |
| cross-examination | (law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination |
| direct examination | (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness |
redirect examination
reexamination | (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination |
examination
exam
test | 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 |
bar examination
bar exam | an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction, applicants may qualify to take the New York bar examination by graduating from an approved law school, he passed the bar exam on his third try |
comprehensive examination
comprehensive
comp | an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge, she took her comps in English literature |
entrance examination
entrance exam | examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a course of studies |
final examination
final exam
final | an examination administered at the end of an academic term |
midterm examination
midterm exam
midterm | an examination administered in the middle of an academic term |
oral
oral exam
oral examination
viva voce
viva | an examination conducted by spoken communication |
preliminary examination
preliminary exam
prelim | an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue |
test paper
examination paper
exam paper
question sheet | a written examination |
lookout
observation post | an elevated post affording a wide view |
meteorological observation post
weather station | one of a network of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded |
reflection
reflexion | the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface |
coefficient of reflection
reflection factor
reflectance
reflectivity | the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface |
| reflection | (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed |
| angle of reflection | the angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence |
empirically
through empirical observation
by trial and error | in an empirical manner, this can be empirically tested |