Word Network: examination

To look at something very carefully and in detail to learn more about it or to discover its condition. It can also mean to test someone's knowledge or to check a person's health as a doctor.

(law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination

examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a course of studies

an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue

a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person