Dictionary definition · examination
noun
- the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
- a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge"when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
- formal systematic questioning
- a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
- the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).