Exam vs. Examination

Examnoun

(informal) nodot=1, especially when meaning test or in compound terms.

Examverb

(sciences) lang=en

Examnoun

a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge;

Examinationnoun

The act of examining.

Examinationnoun

Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.

Examinationnoun

A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks.

Examinationnoun

Interrogation.

Examinationnoun

The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment.

Examinationnoun

A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry.

Examinationnoun

the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

Examinationnoun

a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge;

Examinationnoun

formal systematic questioning

Examinationnoun

examination of conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)

Examinationnoun

the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned