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