examination
/ɪɡˌzæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.26 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "In a child with infant dyschezia, physical examination and stool examination are normal."
- "[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […]."
- "The question of the plausibility of the counter-factual is seen as key in all three discussions of allohistorical fiction (as it is in Demandt's and Ferguson's examinations of allohistory) (cf. Rodiek 25–26; Ritter 15–16; Helbig 32)."
Etymology
From Middle English examinacioun, from Old French examinacion, from Latin exāminātiō. Morphologically examine + -ation.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪɡˌzæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
- British English: /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/