TRIAL RUN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Trying something to find out about it

Example:

a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain

Synonyms:

test; trial; trial run; tryout

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("trial run" is a kind of...):

experiment; experimentation (the testing of an idea)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trial run"):

field test; field trial (a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used)

alpha test ((computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer)

beta test ((computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization)

road test (a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy)

trial balloon (a test of public opinion)