test bed
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4.4
- noun
- /tɛst bɛd/
- Specialized
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- Such high-technology vehicles as the Formula One car depicted in Figure 6 are veritable test beds for advanced composites.
Examples
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The new research facility includes a test bed for evaluating smart grid technologies.
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Our scientists with us in our teams are now using this corridor as a test bed to test their methods and their tools.
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Oh, the engine is still on the test bed.
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So there are different test beds with different depths of soil.
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The desktop test bed was selected with two key considerations in mind.
Academic text (2001) -
Mark Ray, from Vancouver Public Schools, says, "School libraries can serve as test beds."
Academic text (2014) -
This facility is just the tip of the iceberg, a test bed for technology.
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Fedora is really a test bed for Red Hat's technology.
Blog text (2) -
Chevron announced a test bed of photovoltaic technologies in California last year.
Blog text (25) -
SPER's beautiful landscape serves as a real-world test bed for the research conducted by the scientists based in Woodward.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
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5.6
A place where people test new products, skills, or ideas to see if they work
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4.9
A place where people test machines, vehicles, or weapons
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2.8
A room where people take exams or workers check samples
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6.0
A place set up to try new ideas or products before they are used more widely
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2.5
A room used for exams or experiments
How Complex
- Specialized
33
3.9
- Specialized
1
3.4
- Specialized
2
4.4
133
2.8
8
4.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a place or setup for testing' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'test' (an activity that checks performance) with 'bed' (a base or place/location found in compounds like 'flower bed' or 'river bed'). This straightforward noun–noun compounding follows a common compositional pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Test bed comes from workshops where engineers put a machine on a strong bed, a heavy base, and ran it to watch how it worked. So test bed now means 'a place or setup for trying something out'.