exam

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Clipping of examination, especially when meaning “test” or in compound terms.

   Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.[…]There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school uniforms. […]

2. 2
   verb

   Shortened form of examine

   Thin sections were stained with lead citrate and then examed using 1200EX electron microscope (JEOL, Tokyo, Japan).

3. 3
   noun

   a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge