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/ɪɡˈzæm/ · noun
(informal) Clipping of examination, especially when meaning “test” or in compound terms..
Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.[…]There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school uniforms. […]
Thin sections were stained with lead citrate and then examed using 1200EX electron microscope (JEOL, Tokyo, Japan).
Use exam when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Exam means (informal) Clipping of examination, especially when meaning “test” or in compound terms..
Common synonyms include examination, test.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.[…]There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school uniforms. […]
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