Définitions
1.NounAn occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are."They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week.; A randomized, controlled trial (RCT).; soccer trials; sheepdog trials"
2.NounThe testing of a product or procedure."They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week."
3.NounA research study to test the effectiveness and safety of a drug, medical procedure, etc."A randomized, controlled trial (RCT)."
4.NounAn event in which athletes’ or animals’ abilities are tested as they compete for a place on a team, or to move on to the next level of a championship, for example."soccer trials; sheepdog trials"
5.NounA piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.
6.NounAn internal examination set by Eton College.
7.NounAn occasion on which armies or individuals meet in combat.
8.NounA meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime)."If you are convicted at trial, you have the right to file an appeal.; He was charged with war crimes and brought to trial before the International Tribunal.; The journalists have been held in custody for three years without trial."
9.NounA difficult or annoying experience or person; such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety."That boy was a trial to his parents."
10.NounThe action of trying (to do) something, especially more than once. (This sense is still current in the expression trial and error.)
11.AdjectivePertaining to a trial or test.
12.AdjectiveAttempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
13.VerbTo carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it."The warning system was extensively trialed before being fitted to all our vehicles."
14.VerbTo try out (a new player) in a sports team."The team trialled a new young goalkeeper in Saturday's match, with mixed results."
15.AdjectiveCharacterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
16.AdjectiveTriple.
17.AdjectivePertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people. (See Ambai language for an example.)"No language has a trial number unless it has a dual."
18.NounThe trial number.