Meanings
plural field tests
- A test of something conducted in conditions under which it was designed to actually operate, especially out in the real world instead of in a laboratory or workshop.
When it comes to combat equipment and vehicle design, computer simulations and field tests are both crucial, and neither one can be a total substitute for the other.
- A test of something that can be performed in the field rather than solely in a laboratory or workshop.
Not until the 1990s did mycologists develop a field test that could differentiate between these types of fungus.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish kenttäkoe
- kenttäkoereal world test
Cite this entry
field test. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20test
“field test.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20test. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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