noun
- tests or analyses to determine the composition or quality of something, especially metals or ores
Usage: technical
verb
- tests or analyzes something to determine its composition, quality, or characteristics
- attempts or tries to do something
Usage: technical
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The laboratory conducts assays on mineral samples to determine their gold content.
- Multiple assays confirmed the purity of the silver ore.
- The chemist assays each batch of metal before processing.
- She assays the quality of drinking water for contamination.
- The knight assays to rescue the princess from the tower.
- He assays a difficult climb up the mountain face.