press
pressure
pressing | the act of pressing, the exertion of pressure, he gave the button a press, he used pressure to stop the bleeding, at the pressing of a button |
| means test | an inquiry into the financial position of someone applying for financial aid |
test
trial
run | the act of testing something, in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately, he called each flip of the coin a new trial |
clinical trial
clinical test | a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects, in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use |
preclinical trial
preclinical test
preclinical phase | a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects, conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial |
| test trial | the act of undergoing testing, he survived the great test of battle, candidates must compete in a trial of skill |
| screen test | a filmed audition of an actor or actress |
MOT
MOT test
Ministry of Transportation test | a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes |
test mental test
mental testing
psychometric test | any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc, the test was standardized on a large sample of students |
intelligence test
IQ test | a psychometric test of intelligence, they used to think that intelligence is what an intelligence test tests |
| Stanford-Binet test | revision of the Binet-Simon Scale |
| personality test | any test that is intended to assess personality |
projective test
projective device
projective technique | any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations |
Rorschach
Rorschach test
inkblot test | a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots, subjects state what they see in the inkblot |
Thematic Apperception Test
TAT | a projective technique using black-and-white pictures, subjects tell a story about each picture |
| sub-test | one of a battery of related tests |
test case
test suit | a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent |
| test | a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins |
lubricating system
force-feed lubricating system
force feed
pressure-feed lubricating system
pressure feed | mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings |
| pressure cabin | cabin consisting of the pressurized section of an aircraft or spacecraft |
| pressure cooker | autoclave for cooking at temperatures above the boiling point of water |
| pressure dome | a dome-shaped building that is pressurized |
pressure gauge
pressure gage | gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure |
| pressure suit | protective garment consisting of an inflatable suit for space or high altitude flying |
| test bed | a place equipped with instruments for testing (e.g. engines or machinery or computer programs etc.) under working conditions |
| test equipment | equipment required to perform a test |
| test paper | paper impregnated with an indicator for use in chemical tests |
| test range | a range for conducting tests |
test rocket
research rocket
test instrument vehicle | a rocket fired for test purposes |
test room
testing room | a room in which tests are conducted |
| test tube | glass tube closed at one end |
acoustic power
sound pressure level | the physical intensity of sound |
| acoustic radiation pressure | (acoustics) the pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a sound wave |
| pressure | a force that compels, the public brought pressure to bear on the government |
| pressure point | an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure, you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu |
| pressure point | where problems or difficulties are likely to occur, a key pressure point in the controversy was the building permit |
pressure
pressure sensation | the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin, the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal |
diagnostic test
diagnostic assay | an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes |
| agglutination test | a blood test used to identify unknown antigens, blood with the unknown antigen is mixed with a known antibody and whether or not agglutination occurs helps to identify the antigen, used in tissue matching and blood grouping and diagnosis of infections |
| heterophil test | a blood test to detect heterophil antibodies that agglutinate sheep red blood cells, positive result indicates infectious mononucleosis |
Widal test
Widal's test | a test for detecting typhoid fever and other salmonella infections |
cloze procedure
cloze test | a test for diagnosing reading ability, words are deleted from a prose passage and the reader is required to fill in the blanks |
fecal occult test
faecal occult test
stool test | a test performed at home in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of blood, used to detect colorectal cancers |
| glucose tolerance test | test of the body's ability to metabolize carbohydrates, used in the diagnosis of hypoglycemia and diabetes mellitus |
| complement fixation test | a blood test in which a sample of serum is exposed to a particular antigen and complement in order to determine whether or not antibodies to that particular antigen are present, used as a diagnostic test |
Wassermann test
Wasserman reaction
Wassermann | a blood test to detect syphilis, a complement fixation test is used to detect antibodies to the syphilis organism treponema, a positive reaction indicates the presence of antibodies and therefore syphilis infection |
| blood test | a serologic analysis of a sample of blood |
| PSA blood test | a blood test that measures levels of a protein called prostate specific antigen that is manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland, men with prostate problems usually have elevated levels of PSA |
Pap test
Papanicolaou test
smear test | a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer |
| paternity test | a test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child, negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be |