a procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use
both countries carried out nuclear tests in May
four fax modems are on test
the first Test against New Zealand
a movable hearth in a reverberating furnace, used for separating gold or silver from lead
take measures to check the quality, performance, or reliability of (something), especially before putting it into widespread use or practice
this range has not been tested on animals
several trial runs were carried out to test the special brakes
the shell or integument of some invertebrates and protozoans, especially the chalky shell of a foraminiferan or the tough outer layer of a tunicate