Meanings
noundocimasy (usually uncountable, plural docimasies)
plural docimasies · alternative docimacy · alternative docimasia · alternative docimastics
- dateduncountableusuallyThe art by which the nature and proportions of an ore are determined; assaying.
Synonyms: docimastics
- dateduncountableusuallyThe examination of poisons.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe art by which the nature and proportions of an ore are determined; assaying.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekδοκιμασία“examination”
- Englishdocimasy
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δοκιμασία (dokimasía, “examination”).
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Hungarian dokimázia, dokimaziológia
- dokimáziathe art by which the nature and proportions of an ore are determined; assaying
- dokimaziológiathe art by which the nature and proportions of an ore are determined; assaying
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docimasy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docimasy
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“docimasy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docimasy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “docimasy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docimasy.
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