static-testv.
/ˈstatɪktɛst/, U.S. /ˈstædᵻkˌtɛst/ transitive. To subject to a static test (static test n. 2).
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > try or test [verb (transitive)] > in specific conditions
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field-test1938
reality-test1958
production-test1960
1922 Air Service Information Circular No. 358. 2/1 Figures 3 and 4 are photographs of the assembled airplane before it was static tested.
1961 Time (Atlantic ed.) 24 Feb. 12/2 The Saturn has been static-tested, but will not be operational until 1965.
1968 A. E. Roy tr. T. de Galiana Conc. Encycl. Astronautics 259/1 The complete rocket, held in a test-stand, is then static tested.
2001 J. Iovine Robots, Androids, & Animatrons (ed. 2) xii. 319 At this point it's a good idea to static test the finger.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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