- midterm examination
- nounan examination administered in the middle of an academic term• Syn: ↑midterm exam, ↑midterm• Hypernyms: ↑examination, ↑exam, ↑test
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midterm — n. 1. the middle of the gestation period. [WordNet 1.5] 2. The middle of an academic term or a political term in office. [WordNet 1.5] 3. An examination given in the middle of an academic term; a midterm examination. Syn: midterm examination,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
midterm — [mid′tʉrm΄] adj. ☆ occurring in the middle of a term n. 1. the middle of a term ☆ 2. a midterm examination, as in a college course … English World dictionary
midterm — noun 1. the middle of the gestation period • Hypernyms: ↑point, ↑point in time • Part Holonyms: ↑gestation, ↑gestation period 2. middle of an academic term or a political term in office • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
midterm exam — noun an examination administered in the middle of an academic term • Syn: ↑midterm examination, ↑midterm • Hypernyms: ↑examination, ↑exam, ↑test … Useful english dictionary
examination — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. test; midterm, final; physical [examination], exam (inf.). See inquiry. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of seeking evidence] Syn. search, research, survey, inspection, investigation, inquiry, scrutiny … English dictionary for students
Midterm exam — A midterm exam is an exam given near the middle of an academic grading period, or near the middle of a quarter or semester. The midterm can serve several purposes. First, it can tell students if they should revise their study habits for the rest… … Wikipedia
examination — Synonyms and related words: Pap test, Socratic method, airing, analysis, anatomic diagnosis, appraisal, article, asking, assessment, assize, audition, biological diagnosis, biopsy, blue book, bringing into question, buzz session, canvassing,… … Moby Thesaurus
midterm — /mid terrm /, n. 1. the middle or halfway point of a term, as a school term or term of office. 2. Often, midterms. Informal. an examination or series of examinations at the middle of a school term. adj. 3. pertaining to or occurring on or about… … Universalium
midterm — 1 noun 1 (U) the middle period of an elected government s time in power: Nixon was the first president to resign in midterm. 2 (C) AmE an examination in the middle of one of the main periods in the year at university 2 adjective (only before… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
examination — noun 1) artifacts spread out for examination Syn: scrutiny, inspection, perusal, study, investigation, consideration, analysis, appraisal, evaluation 2) a medical examination Syn: inspection, checkup … Thesaurus of popular words
