spark test

noun

An instance of spark testing.

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Meanings

nounspark test (plural spark tests)

plural spark tests

  1. An instance of spark testing.
verbspark test (third-person singular simple present spark tests, present participle spark testing, simple past and past participle spark tested)

present singular third person spark tests · participle present spark testing · participle past spark tested · past spark tested

  1. artsTo test for the general character of a steel, when testing a piece of steel, by grinding it, producing sparks, and using the color of the sparks to determine its general classification.

Origin

From spark + test, due to the production of sparks in order to test for the character of a steel.

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APA

spark test. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spark%20test

MLA

“spark test.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spark%20test. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spark test,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spark%20test.

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