"assay" meaning in English

See assay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈæseɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-assay.wav [UK] Forms: assay [singular], assays [plural]
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  1. Assay is the act of determining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy.
    Sense id: simple-assay-en-noun-tiuNLy8V

Verb

IPA: /ˈæseɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-assay.wav [UK] Forms: assay [canonical], assays [third-person, singular], assayed [past], assayed [past, participle], assaying [present, participle]
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  1. If you assay something, you analyze or estimate its composition or value.
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