an assay is a form of:
Assay
noun
- 1.
- ការធ្វើវិភាគ, ការសាកល្បង
- 2.
- ការសាកល្បង, ការព្យាយាមធ្វើ
- 3.
- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ការធ្វើវិភាគ, ការធ្វើតេស្ដសារជាតិណាមួយ
verb — past tense: assayed ; past participle: assayed ; present participle: assaying ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) ធ្វើវិភាគរ៉ែ, ការកំណត់ទឹកលោហៈធាតុ, កម្រិតចំនួនវត្ថុធាតុដែលលាយ
- 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ពិនិត្យ, សាកល្បង, ល្បងពិចារណា
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- Trial; attempt; essay.
- 2.
- Examination and determination; test; as, an assay of bread or wine.
- 3.
- Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried.
- 4.
- Tested purity or value.
- 5.
- 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.
- 6.
- The alloy or metal to be assayed.
verb — past tense: assayed ; past participle: assayed ; present participle: assaying ;
- 1.
- To try tasting, as food or drink.
- 2.
- 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.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To attempt, try, or endeavor.
- 1.
- To try, to attempt, to apply
- 2.
- To affect