assay

Significado (English)

Noun

1. Trial, attempt.
2. Examination and determination; test.
3. The qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something.
4. Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried.
5. Tested purity or value.
6. The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.
7. The alloy or metal to be assayed.

Verb

1. To attempt (something).
2. To try, attempt (to do something).
3. To analyze or estimate the composition or value of (a metal, ore etc.).
4. (obsolete) To test the abilities of (someone) in combat; to fight.
5. To affect.
6. To try tasting, as food or drink.

Synonyms

test

try

attempt

evaluate

trial

assess

essay

estimate

appraise

gauge

value

rate

judge

🧑‍⚖️

seek

🔍

prove

analyze

endeavour

experiment

think highly of

appreciate

love

❤️

analyse

check

fancy

sample

think well of

like

enjoy

esteem

prize

rating

determination

have a high regard for

endeavor

proof

examine

analysis

rehearsal

shot in the dark

specify

strive

struggle

taste

testing

trier

try on

tryout

try out

try-out

turn around

verification

willingness

work

have a go

put on trial

try for

analytical test

put to test

the whole shooting match

testing and passing

rehearse

appraisement

aspiration

authentication

bid

calibration

certificate

condition

construe

decompose

deem

define

determine

effort

enterprise

examination

exertion

expertise

finding

go

go for

identification

judgement

labor

lost cause

nail down

parse

paternity test

peg down

pilot

🧑‍✈️

prob

qualify

quantify

standard

repetition

resolve

sampler

set

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈæseɪ/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from inglês médio: assay

In summary

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.