"moose test" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: moose tests [plural]
Etymology: From Swedish älgtest (which see for more), from German Elchtest; although a Swedish test, the word was coined in German and then calqued into Swedish. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sv|älgtest}} Swedish älgtest, {{der|en|de|Elchtest}} German Elchtest Head templates: {{en-noun}} moose test (plural moose tests)
  1. (automotive, engineering) A test of the stability of a vehicle, which determines the maximum speed it can attain and still be able to steer clear of an obstacle (such as a child or a large animal running in front of the car) without going out of control. Categories (topical): Automotive, Engineering Translations (vehicle test): Elchtest (German), teste do alce [masculine] (Portuguese), älgtest [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-moose_test-en-noun-rgdQKVXb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: automotive, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, transport, vehicles Disambiguation of 'vehicle test': 63 37
  2. Any stringent test of the quality of a product (also used figuratively). Synonyms: elk test
    Sense id: en-moose_test-en-noun-NyKs2d80 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Inflected forms

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