The act of testing or proving; trial; proof. [1913 Webster]
The operation of refining gold or silver in a test, or cupel; cupellation. [1913 Webster]

Testing machine (Engin.), a machine used in the determination of the strength of materials, as iron, stone, etc., and their behavior under strains of various kinds, as elongation, bending, crushing, etc.

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testing

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