diagnostics

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noun

Diagnostic methods considered collectively.

“Near-synonym: diagnosis”

Similar
diagnosisnosology
OriginEnglish diagnostic ← Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis →
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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of diagnostic
noundiagnostics (countable and uncountable, plural diagnostics)
  1. The process of arriving at a diagnosis (through diagnostic efforts: tests, analysis, thought).
    1. countablepluralsingularuncountablemedicineDiagnostic methods considered collectively.

      Near-synonym: diagnosis

      2 more examples

      Diagnostics is the area in which this molecule is most useful, whereas it is not a treatment target in itself.

      The diagnostics were extensive, with scores of laboratory tests.

      Synonyms: diagnosis

    2. countablepluralsingularuncountableThe process of determining the state of or capability of a component to perform its function(s).

      Diagnostics is the area in which the cost of hiring a factory-certified technician might easily pay for itself through downtime reduction.

      1 more example

      The diagnostics were a nightmare, but we finally isolated the problem to a specific one of the many ECUs — of which this ridiculous design has at least fourteen that we know of.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounDiagnostic methods considered collectively.

Similar
diagnosis

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease

Similar
nosology
Broader
medicinemedical specialty
Also see
nosology

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  4. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  5. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  9. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  10. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  11. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  12. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  15. Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
  16. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  17. Ancient Greekδῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)
  18. Englishdiagnostic
  19. Englishdiagnostics

From diagnostic + -ics.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 診斷 /诊断
  • 診斷 /诊断 (zhěnduàn)the process of determining the state of or capability of a component
Finnish diagnostiikka
  • diagnostiikkathe process of determining the state of or capability of a component
French diagnostic
  • diagnosticthe process of determining the state of or capability of a component
German Diagnostik
  • Diagnostikthe process of determining the state of or capability of a component
Hungarian diagnosztika, ellenőrzés
  • diagnosztikathe process of determining the state of or capability of a component
  • ellenőrzésthe process of determining the state of or capability of a component
Russian диагно́стика
  • диагно́стика (diagnóstika)the process of determining the state of or capability of a component
Swedish diagnostik
  • diagnostikthe process of determining the state of or capability of a component
Turkish teşhis
  • teşhisthe process of determining the state of or capability of a component
Ukrainian діагно́стика
  • діагно́стика (diahnóstyka)the process of determining the state of or capability of a component
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diagnostics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diagnostics.

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