- assay
- \ \ see ESSAY
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Assay — As*say , n. [OF. asai, essai, trial, F. essa. See {Essay}, n.] 1. Trial; attempt; essay. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] I am withal persuaded that it may prove much more easy in the assay than it now seems at distance. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Assay — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Assay País … Wikipedia Español
Assay — As*say , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assaying}.] [OF. asaier, essaier, F. essayer, fr. essai. See {Assay}, n., {Essay}, v.] 1. To try; to attempt; to apply. [Obs. or Archaic] [1913 Webster] To night let us assay our plot. Shak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
assay — [n] analysis appraisal, assessment, estimation, evaluation, examination, inspection, investigation, measurement, rating, survey, test, trial, valuation; concepts 24,103,290 assay [v] analyze appraise, apprise, assess, check, check out, estimate,… … New thesaurus
assay — ► NOUN ▪ the testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality. ► VERB 1) carry out an assay on. 2) archaic attempt. DERIVATIVES assayer noun. ORIGIN Old French assai, essai trial … English terms dictionary
assay — [as′ā, a sā′; ] for v. [ a sā′, əsā] n. [ME & Anglo Fr assai < OFr essai, trial: see ESSAY, n.] 1. an examination or testing 2. the analysis of an ore, alloy, drug, etc. to determine the nature, proportion, or purity of the ingredients 3. a… … English World dictionary
Assay — As*say , v. i. To attempt, try, or endeavor. [Archaic. In this sense essay is now commonly used.] [1913 Webster] She thrice assayed to speak. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
assay — I noun analysis, ascertainment, assessment, breakdown, calculation, computation, diagnosis, examination, experiment, exploration, measurement, probation, probe, test, test case, verification II verb analyze, ascertain, assess, calculate, compute … Law dictionary
assay — vb assess, evaluate, *estimate, appraise, value, rate Analogous words: *analyze, resolve: *calculate, compute, reckon: *prove, test, try, demonstrate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Assay — An assay is a procedure where a property or concentration of an analyte is measured.There are numerous types of assays, such as an antigen capture assay, bioassay, competitive protein binding assay, crude oil assay, four point assay, immunoassay … Wikipedia
Assay — 47° 04′ 31″ N 0° 17′ 27″ E / 47.0752777778, 0.290833333333 … Wikipédia en Français
