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field-test

(fēld′tĕst′)

tr.v. field-test·ed, field-test·ing, field-tests

To test (a technique or product) under conditions of actual operation or use.

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field-test

vb (tr)

to test a new piece of equipment in a real, natural environment

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

field-test

(ˈfildˌtɛst)

v.t.

to test (a device or product) under various conditions of actual use.

[1915–20, Amer.]

field-test

Past participle: field-tested
Gerund: field-testing

Imperative
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field-test

Present
I field-test
you field-test
he/she/it field-tests
we field-test
you field-test
they field-test

Preterite
I field-tested
you field-tested
he/she/it field-tested
we field-tested
you field-tested
they field-tested

Present Continuous
I am field-testing
you are field-testing
he/she/it is field-testing
we are field-testing
you are field-testing
they are field-testing

Present Perfect
I have field-tested
you have field-tested
he/she/it has field-tested
we have field-tested
you have field-tested
they have field-tested

Past Continuous
I was field-testing
you were field-testing
he/she/it was field-testing
we were field-testing
you were field-testing
they were field-testing

Past Perfect
I had field-tested
you had field-tested
he/she/it had field-tested
we had field-tested
you had field-tested
they had field-tested

Future
I will field-test
you will field-test
he/she/it will field-test
we will field-test
you will field-test
they will field-test

Future Perfect
I will have field-tested
you will have field-tested
he/she/it will have field-tested
we will have field-tested
you will have field-tested
they will have field-tested

Future Continuous
I will be field-testing
you will be field-testing
he/she/it will be field-testing
we will be field-testing
you will be field-testing
they will be field-testing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been field-testing
you have been field-testing
he/she/it has been field-testing
we have been field-testing
you have been field-testing
they have been field-testing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been field-testing
you will have been field-testing
he/she/it will have been field-testing
we will have been field-testing
you will have been field-testing
they will have been field-testing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been field-testing
you had been field-testing
he/she/it had been field-testing
we had been field-testing
you had been field-testing
they had been field-testing

Conditional
I would field-test
you would field-test
he/she/it would field-test
we would field-test
you would field-test
they would field-test

Past Conditional
I would have field-tested
you would have field-tested
he/she/it would have field-tested
we would have field-tested
you would have field-tested
they would have field-tested

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Verb

field-test - test something under the conditions under which it will actually be used; "The Army field tested the new tanks"

test, try out, try, essay, examine, prove - put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"

Translations

field-test

VT [ˈfiːldˌtest] (Comm) → probar en el mercado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

field-test

[ˈfiːldˌtɛst]

1. n → prova pratica

2. vt → testare sul campo

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