(~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
An ~ is a scientific test which is done in order to discover what happens to something in particular conditions.
The astronauts are conducting a series of ~s to learn more about how the body adapts to weightlessness...
This question can be answered only by ~.
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2.
If you ~ with something or ~ on it, you do a scientific test on it in order to discover what happens to it in particular conditions.
In 1857 Mendel started ~ing with peas in his monastery garden...
The scientists have already ~ed at each other’s test sites.
VERB: V with/on n, V
~ation
...the ethical aspects of animal ~ation.
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~er (~ers)
When the ~ers repeated the tests on themselves, they observed an exactly opposite effect.
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3.
An ~ is the trying out of a new idea or method in order to see what it is like and what effects it has.
As an ~, we bought Ted a watch.
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4.
To ~ means to try out a new idea or method to see what it is like and what effects it has.
...if you like cooking and have the time to ~...
He believes that students should be encouraged to ~ with bold ideas.
VERB: V, V with n
~ation
Decentralization and ~ation must be encouraged...
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