trial

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɹaɪəl/, [tɹaɪəl] Rhymes: -aɪəl Hyphenation: tri‧al === Etymology 1 === From Middle English trial, triall, from Anglo-Norman trial, triel, from trier (“to pick out, cull”) + -al. More at English try. ==== Noun ==== trial (plural trials) An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are. Synonym: test The testing of a product or procedure. They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week. (medicine, sciences, research) A research study to test the effectiveness and safety of a drug, medical procedure, etc. Synonym: clinical trial A randomized, controlled trial (RCT). An event in which athletes’ or animals’ abilities are tested as they compete for a place on a team, or to move on to the next level of a championship, for example. soccer trials; sheepdog trials (ceramics) A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln. (UK) An internal examination set by Eton College. (archaic) An occasion on which armies or individuals meet in combat. (law) 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). Synonym: court case 2020, Charles Yu, Interior Chinatown, New York: Pantheon, Act VI, Your Honor, we object to all of this. The whole thing. This mock trial. The entire justice system is rigged against my client. A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety. (archaic) The action of trying (to do) something, especially more than once. (This sense is still current in the expression trial and error.) Synonyms: attempt, try ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== trial (not comparable) Pertaining to a trial or test. Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis. ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== trial (third-person singular simple present trials, present participle (US) trialing or (UK) trialling, simple past and past participle (US) trialed or (UK) trialled) (transitive) To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it. (transitive) To try out (a new player) in a sports team. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Latin tri- (stem of trēs (“three”)) + -al, on the pattern of dual. ==== Adjective ==== trial (not comparable) Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components. Triple. (grammar) Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people. (See Ambai language for an example.) Coordinate terms: singular, dual, plural ===== Derived terms ===== triality ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== trial (plural trials) (grammar) The trial number. ===== Translations ===== === See also === (grammatical numbers) grammatical number; singular, dual, trial, quadral, quintal, paucal, plural (Category: en:Grammar) === Anagrams === TRALI, Trail, irtal, litra, trail == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English trial. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tri‧al === Noun === trial m (plural trials, diminutive trialtje n) cross with small but sturdy and very versatile motorcycles, cars or bicycles == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English trial. === Noun === trial m (invariable) (sports) trials (motorcycle etc.) === Anagrams === altri, latri, tarli == Old French == === Etymology === trier (“to try such as in a court of law”) +‎ -al. === Noun === trial oblique singular, m (oblique plural triaus or triax or trials, nominative singular triaus or triax or trials, nominative plural trial) trial (legal procedure) ==== Usage notes ==== due to lack of attestation, the precise meaning is uncertain ==== Descendants ==== → English: trial === References === Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (trial) trial on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub