test equipment
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3.4
- noun
- /tɛst ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/
- Specialized
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- The engineer calibrated the test equipment before starting the experiments to ensure accurate results.
So that's the test equipment for software.
- So that's the test equipment for software.
- His father was a manager for the Sun Electric Corporation and sold automotive testing equipment.
- A very clear pattern emerged today with much superior technology, you know, much better genetic testing equipment.
Examples
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They've got some better test equipment down at Lab Three.
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Is any test equipment (e.g., computer, multimeter, oscilloscope) required for start-up or calibration?
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The company has a test development group that works with outside vendors to integrate test equipment into a system.
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Mathematical modeling and analysis, computer simulation, and the engineering of more sophisticated test equipment are crucial to the continued development of this field.
Academic text (1990) -
If the meter is a compound or larger type, then consideration must be given to the size or style of test equipment that will be used.
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The CDRH, formerly the Bureau of Radiological Health, also developed a standard test method with accurate test equipment.
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It became apparent that as the test equipment and procedures became more complex, more intensive surveyor training would be necessary.
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The spindles are suitable for industrial encoders, medical instrumentation, and automated test equipment.
Academic text (2003) -
Many emergency sites recommend having some test equipment to verify chlorine residuals (pool test kit or test strips will work just fine).
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The company said it hopes to develop its micro-relay to perform faster and consume less power for applications that include probe card reconfiguration in automatic test equipment.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
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1.9
Tools and machines needed for a particular activity
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6.1
A set of machines or tools made to do a particular job
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3.6
Tool like a microscope used to study or measure things
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6.1
Tools and devices used for work in science, medicine, or technology
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3.0
A tool that shows how big, heavy, or hot something is
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3.1
A tool that measures things like size or weight
How Complex
- Specialized
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3.9
- Specialized
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3.4
- Specialized
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4.4
133
2.8
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4.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'instruments or devices used to carry out tests' is directly and compositionally derived from 'test' (an activity that checks performance) + 'equipment' (objects required for a task). This noun–noun compound follows a common and predictable English pattern (and similar constructions exist cross-linguistically), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase test equipment is very literal: picture a workbench full of meters, probes and tools used to test something and the equipment you use for that. That's why test equipment means the instruments people use to check or measure how well something works.