examinationnoun
uk/ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ɪɡˌzæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/B2 [ C or U ] the act of looking at or considering something carefully in order to discover something:
a post-mortem examination
I had to have/undergo a medical examination when I joined the pension scheme.
The evidence is still under examination (= being examined).
I thought it was paint at first, but on closer examination I realized it was dried blood.
A2 [ C ] formal an exam
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- The doctor has made an initial diagnosis, but there'll be an additional examination by a specialist.
- Forensic examination revealed a large quantity of poison in the dead man's stomach.
- I had to strip down to my underwear for my medical examination.
- We took a sample of the river water back to the laboratory for examination.
- Careful examination of the plane revealed minute cracks in the fuselage and wings.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Analysing and evaluating
- analyse
- analyser
- analyst
- analytical
- analyze
- critical
- have the measure of sb/sth idiom
- inspect
- inspection
- interpretive
- investigate
- measure
- proof
- set great, little, etc. store by sth idiom
- sift
- sit
- sit in judgment on/over sb idiom
- size sth/sb up
- store
- survey
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