Definition of Trial run

1. Noun. Trying something to find out about it. "A trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"

Exact synonyms: Test, Trial, Tryout
Generic synonyms: Experiment, Experimentation
Specialized synonyms: Field Test, Field Trial, Alpha Test, Beta Test, Road Test, Trial Balloon
Derivative terms: Test, Try, Try Out, Try Out

Definition of Trial run

1. Noun. A test of the suitability or effectiveness of a person or thing (a tryout) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trial Run

trial balloon
trial balloons
trial base
trial by fire
trial by ordeal
trial case
trial court
trial denture
trial frame
trial impression
trial judge
trial lawyer
trial lenses
trial period
trial run (current term)
trial runs
trialed
trialing
trialism
trialisms
trialist
trialists
trialities
triality
trialkyl
trialkylphosphine
trialkylphosphines
trialkyltin
trialkyltin compounds

Literary usage of Trial run

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Machinery for Metalliferous Mines: A Practical Treatise for Mining Engineers by Edward Henry Davies (1894)
"... Switchboard—Example of a Joint Arc and Incandescent System— trial run- Working Rules—The Arc Lamp—Incandescent Lamps—Electric Blasting. ..."

2. The Electrical Engineer (1888)
"era is reached, when the trial run can proceed with ing in perfect balance. ... If the trial run takes place on at day to the preliminary, ..."

3. The Application of Highly Superheated Steam to Locomotives: Being a Reprint by Robert Garbe (1908)
"Results of trial run with 4-4-0 Superheated Steam Locomotive with Schmidt ... Results of trial run of 0-10-0 Superheated Steam Tank Locomotive with Schmidt ..."

4. Standard Methods of Chemical Analysis: A Manual of Analytical Methods and by Wilfred Welday Scott (1922)
"For routine work where a number of daily determinations are made, a 50-cc. burette is generally preferred. trial run. If the approximate strength of the ..."

5. Steam Power Plants, Their Design and Construction by Henry Coddington Meyer (1912)
"A competent attendant must be furnished by the contractor to take charge of the engines at the time of the trial run. He shall remain in charge and be ..."

6. Steam Power Plants, Their Design and Construction by Henry Coddington Meyer (1912)
"A competent attendant must be furnished by the contractor to take charge of the engines at the time of the trial run. He shall remain in charge and be ..."

7. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1994-1995 by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"... studies data describing the results of a chemical reaction trial run. Many work in the production of chemicals and chemical products. ..."

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