assay
Englanti
[muokkaa]Substantiivi
[muokkaa]assay (monikko assays)
- (vanhahtava) koe, testi (yl. jalometallien pitoisuuden määrittämiseksi)
- Birmingham Assay Office was founded in 1773 to provide assaying (testing) and hallmarking of precious metal items.
- Gold and silver are often found mixed together, and for this alloy “fire assay” was used to determine the proportion of gold. (BBC, A History of the World in 100 Objects, Gold Coin of Croesus)
Verbi
[muokkaa]| Taivutus | |
|---|---|
| ind. prees. y. 3. p. | assays |
| part. prees. | assaying |
| imp. & part. perf. | assayed |
assay
- (vanhahtava) tutkia