Part 3996

<h1>Examen</h1> <Xpage=519>

<hw>Ex*a"men</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., the tongue of a balance, examination; for <ets>exagmen</ets>, fr. <ets>exigere</ets> to weigh accurately, to treat: cf. F. <ets>examen</ets>. See <er>Exact</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <def>Examination; inquiry.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> "A critical <i>examen</i> of the two pieces."

<i>Cowper.</i>

<h1>Exametron</h1> <Xpage=519>

<hw>Ex*am"e*tron</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Hexameter</er>.]</ety> <def>An hexameter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Examinable</h1> <Xpage=519>

<hw>Ex*am"i*na*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Capable of being examined or inquired into.</def>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Examinant</h1> <Xpage=519>

<hw>Ex*am"i*nant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>examinans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, examining.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>One who examines; an examiner.</def>

<i>Sir W. Scott.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>One who is to be examined.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>H. Prideaux.</i>

<h1>Examinate</h1> <Xpage=519>

<hw>Ex*am"i*nate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>examinatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>examinare</ets>. See <er>Examine</er>. ]</ety> <def>A person subjected to examination.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Examination</h1> <Xpage=519>

<hw>Ex*am`i*na"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>examinatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>examination</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; <as>as, the <ex>examination</ex> of a student, or of a candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry</as>.</def>

<blockquote>He neglected the studies, . . . stood low at the <b>examinations</b>. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<cs><mcol><col>Examination in chief</col>, &or; <col>Direct examination</col></mcol> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>that examination which is made of a witness by a party calling him.</cd> -- <col>Cross-examination</col>, <cd>that made by the opposite party.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Re\'89xamination</col>, &or; <col>Re-direct examination</col></mcol>, <cd>that made by a party calling a witness, after, and upon matters arising out of, the cross-examination.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Search; inquiry; investigation; research; scrutiny; inquisition; inspection; exploration.</syn>

<h1>Examinator</h1> <Xpage=519>

<hw>Ex*am"i*na`tor</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L.: cf. F. <ets>examinateur</ets>.]</ety> <def>An examiner.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Examine</h1> <Xpage=519>