examination

Definition

  • noun: the act of looking at something closely and carefully
  • noun: the act or process of 'examining'

Examples

  • While he was under 'cross-examination', the defendant admitted that he had lied earlier in court.

  • an 'examination table' [=a table in a doctor's office on which a patient lies to be examined]

  • The police made/performed a rigorous 'examination' of the evidence at the crime scene.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Well, we're not receiving any data. Engineering is recommending a vis-check for component damage. Let me see what's going on. What have we got? Visual examination doesn't reveal any damaged components. The problem must be originating from the comms panel. Yeah, that seems to be the case. (..)
    2013 Gravity