experimento — meaning in English
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English meaning
- experiment noun A controlled test carried out to check a hypothesis or discover something new.
- trial noun A formal examination of evidence in court to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime or liable in a dispute.
Senses
experimento is used for these senses in English:
- experiment A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
- trial (legal) A meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).
- trial (archaic) The action of trying (to do) something, especially more than once. (This sense is still current in the expression trial and error.)
experiment — full definition
- noun A controlled test carried out to check a hypothesis or discover something new.
- verb To try something out, often to test an idea or see what happens.
trial — full definition
- noun A formal examination of evidence in court to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime or liable in a dispute.
- noun A test used to check how well something works or performs.
- noun A difficult or trying experience.
- adj Done on an experimental or provisional basis, to test something out.