assay

Pronunciation: /ˈæseɪ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an appraisal of the state of affairs
  2. noun a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components
  3. noun a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance

Etymology

From Middle English assay (noun) and assayen (verb), from Anglo-Norman assai (noun) and Anglo-Norman assaier (verb), from Old French essai. Doublet of essay.

In classic literature

Synonyms

check

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
appraisal
Narrower (hyponyms)
apgar score, stress test, countercheck, paternity test

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