assay - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'assay' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Assay

[ n.]

- Trial; attempt; essay.
- Examination and determination; test; as, an assay of bread or wine.
- Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried.
- Tested purity or value.
- The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.
- The alloy or metal to be assayed.

2 . Assay

[ v.]

- To try; to attempt; to apply.
- To affect.
- To try tasting, as food or drink.
- To subject, as an ore, alloy, or other metallic compound, to chemical or metallurgical examination, in order to determine the amount of a particular metal contained in it, or to ascertain its composition.

3 . Assay

[ v. i.]

- To attempt, try, or endeavor.

Meaning of 'assay' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . assay

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- an appraisal of the state of affairs

Example in sentence:

a check on its dependability under stress;
they made an assay of the contents

2 . assay

[ v]

Meaning (2):
- make an effort or attempt

Example in sentence:

He sought to improve himself;
He tried to shake off his fears;
She always seeks to do good in the world;
The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps;
The police attempted to stop the thief

Nearby Words:

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Assay
Assay is the qualitative or quantitative determination of the components of a material, such as a drug.

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