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trial¹
- /ˈtɹaɪəl/
- [tɹaɪəl]
Rhymes with -aɪəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English trial, triall, from Anglo-Norman trial, triel, from trier (“to pick out, cull”) + -al. More at English try.
noun trials
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An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
all thy vexations / Were but my trials of thy love and thou / Hast strangely stood the test here
Similar: test
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The testing of a product or procedure.
They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week.
Similar: test
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A research study to test the effectiveness and safety of a drug, medical procedure, etc.
A randomized, controlled trial (RCT).
Similar: test, clinical trial
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An event in which athletes’ or animals’ abilities are tested as they compete for a place on a team, or to move on to the next level of a championship, for example.
soccer trials; sheepdog trials
Similar: test
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A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.
Similar: test
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An internal examination set by Eton College.
Similar: test
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An occasion on which armies or individuals meet in combat.
In both your armies there is many a soul / Shall pay full dearly for this encounter, / If once they join in trial.
Similar: test
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A meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).
If you are convicted at trial, you have the right to file an appeal.
Similar: court case
- A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety. That boy was a trial to his parents.
- The action of trying (to do) something, especially more than once. (This sense is still current in the expression trial and error.) Finding my first Seed did not grow, which I easily imagin’d was by the Drought, I sought for a moister Piece of Ground to make another Trial in,
adjective
- Pertaining to a trial or test.
- Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
verb trials · trialing · trialling · trialed · trialled
- To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it. The warning system was extensively trialed before being fitted to all our vehicles.
- To try out (a new player) in a sports team. The team trialled a new young goalkeeper in Saturday's match, with mixed results.
trial²
- /ˈtɹaɪəl/
- [tɹaɪəl]
Rhymes with -aɪəl
Where it comes from
From Latin tri- (stem of trēs (“three”)) + -al, on the pattern of dual.
adjective
- Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
- Triple.
- Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people. (See Ambai language for an example.) No language has a trial number unless it has a dual.
noun trials
- The trial number.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: experimental, test, tryout, empirical, run, model, tribulation, pilot, visitation, experiment, experimentation, proof, review, examination, processing, audit
Translations
Every language
noun chance to test something out
| Español | ensayo, prueba, probatura, cotejo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시험 siheom |
| 日本語 | 試験 shiken, 試し tameshi |
| 中文 | 考驗 /考验 kǎoyàn, 試驗 /试验 shìyàn |
| हिन्दी | परीक्षण parīkṣaṇ |
| Português | ensaio, prova, experiência, experimento |
| Français | essai |
| Deutsch | Versuch, Prüfung, Probe |
| Italiano | prova, test, cimento, rischio |
| Ελληνικά | δοκιμή dokimí |
| Русский | испыта́ние ispytánije, о́пыт ópyt, про́ба próba, экспериме́нт eksperimént |
| Tiếng Việt | thử nghiệm |
| العربية | تَجْرِبَة tajriba, مُحَاوَلَة muḥāwala |
| עברית | ניסיון \ נִסָּיוֹן nisayón |
noun meeting in a court of law
| Español | juicio, proceso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 재판 jaepan, 공판 gongpan |
| 日本語 | 裁判 saiban, 公判 kōhan |
| 中文 | 審訊 /审讯 shěnxùn |
| हिन्दी | विचारण vicāraṇ |
| Português | processo, julgamento |
| Français | procès |
| Deutsch | Prozess, Gerichtsverhandlung |
| Italiano | processo |
| Ελληνικά | δίκη díki, εκδίκαση ekdíkasi |
| Română | proces, judecată |
| Русский | суд sud, разбира́тельство razbirátelʹstvo, проце́сс procéss |
| Tiếng Việt | phiên toà |
| العربية | مُحَاكَمَة muḥākama |
| עברית | מִשְׁפָּט mishpát |
noun difficult experience
| Español | tienta, certamen |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시련 siryeon |
| 日本語 | 試練 shiren |
| 中文 | 考驗 /考验 kǎoyàn |
| हिन्दी | चुनौती cunautī, परीक्षा parīkṣā |
| Português | provação |
| Français | épreuve |
| Deutsch | Probe, Sorge, Kummer, Belästigung, Strapaze, Prüfung |
| Italiano | prova, tribolazione |
| Ελληνικά | δοκιμασία dokimasía |
| Русский | испыта́ние ispytánije, неприя́тность neprijátnostʹ |
| עברית | ניסיון \ נִסָּיוֹן nisayón |
adj pertaining to a trial or test
| Deutsch | probeweise, testweise |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | δοκιμαστικός dokimastikós |
| Русский | про́бный próbnyj, испыта́тельный ispytátelʹnyj |
adj attempted on a provisional or experimental basis
| Deutsch | probeweise |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | δοκιμαστικός dokimastikós, πειραματικός peiramatikós |
| Русский | испыта́тельный ispytátelʹnyj, эксперимента́льный eksperimentálʹnyj, про́бный próbnyj |
verb to carry out a series of tests on a new product
| Español | cotejar, experimentar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | erproben |
adj pertaining to a language form referring to three of something
| Español | trial |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 三数 sansū |
| Français | triel |
| Deutsch | Trialis |
| Русский | тро́йственный trójstvennyj |
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title = {trial},
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