(law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"
(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"
trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague"
(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"
an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning"
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"
the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x)
constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact"
a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"
a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study"
applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design"
a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique; "a study in spiccato bowing"
someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play); "he is a quick study"
learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"
give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"
having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses; "a physical manifestation"; "surrounded by tangible objects"
concerned with material things; "physical properties"; "the physical characteristics of the earth"; "the physical size of a computer"
characterized by energetic bodily activity; "a very physical dance performance"
according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter); "a reflex response to physical stimuli"
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"
relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics; "physical sciences"; "physical laws"