field test
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3.6
- noun
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prueba de campo
- The company is conducting a field test to evaluate the new device in real-world conditions.
- conduct a field test
- twelfth-grade field test
- music field test
Examples
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Our interest in ankle injuries led us to conduct two different field tests of ankle braces.
Academic text (1992) -
The results of this preliminary field test are shown in Table 3.
Academic text (2012) -
So, are you ready for your first field test?
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We are almost ready to launch a live field test.
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We're gonna take this on a field test.
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Passes its first field test.
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Based on the results of the subway field test...
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Teaching materials will increasingly be field tested to indicate their effects on students.
Academic text (1993) -
A small field test was conducted to compare the seven appraisal tools in this regard.
Academic text (2012) -
In contrast, approximately 1,000 permits for field tests of genetically engineered plants have been granted.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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3.2
A short test to see if something works well before real use
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3.9
A test of a new product or system in real use to see how well it works
How Realistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an examination... under actual conditions' is directly derivable from combining 'field' (a real-world or outdoor site/setting) with 'test' (an activity that checks performance). This is a straightforward noun+noun compositional pattern that signals the location/type of test and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand it.
Etymology
Field test comes from taking a product out of the lab into the field and doing the test where people actually use it, like a street or a farm. That's why it means 'a test done in real conditions'.