water sample
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈwɔːtər ˈsæmpl/
- Specialized
:
muestra de agua
- The researchers collected a water sample from the river to analyze its quality.
- collect water samples
- test your water sample
- take water samples
Radiation survey teams will be flown back to the atolls, in which time a soil and water samples will be taken.
- Radiation survey teams will be flown back to the atolls, in which time a soil and water samples will be taken.
- You're going to bring back water samples and you'll be testing those water samples for dissolved oxygen and phosphate levels.
- He was made aware that water sample was needed and the water sample was never taken.
Examples
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I was just checking some water samples.
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The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality said today that initial water samples from 24 sites...
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As noted above, take the first water sample directly from the sea.
Academic text (1995) -
Yeah, from the water samples we sent in.
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Well, then you take water samples.
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You want some soil and water samples.
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The group collected water samples every 14 days from September 1995 to April 1996.
Academic text (1998) -
None of the water samples showed any radioactivity though.
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Use a pH meter to test your water sample, determine the pH, and record it.
Academic text (1995) -
No hydrocarbons were found in the water samples, but numerous red tide organisms were found.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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2.3
A small part taken from something to test or study
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4.2
A small sample of blood, urine, or tissue taken for testing
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a quantity of water taken from a source for testing or analysis' is directly and compositionally derived from the nouns 'water' and 'sample' — a straightforward noun+noun compound that B1 learners who know both words can infer. This compounding pattern is common in English and across languages, so the expression is immediately comprehensible without prior exposure.
Etymology
Water sample comes from a clear image: a small amount of water taken as a sample in a bottle or jar so people can 'test' it. That's why it means 'a quantity of water taken from a source for testing'.