trial

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹaɪəl/

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• Rhymes: -aɪəl
• Hyphenation: tri‧al

From Middle English trial, triall, from Anglo-Norman trial, triel, from trier (“to pick out, cull”) + -al. More at English try.

trial (plural trials)

1. An opportunity to test something out; a test.

   They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week.

2. (medicine, sciences, research) A clinical trial, a research study.

   A randomized, controlled trial (RCT).

3. Appearance at judicial court in order to be examined.
4. A difficult or annoying experience, (especially religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety

   That boy was a trial to his parents.

5. A tryout to pick members of a team.

   soccer trials

6. (ceramics) A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.
7. (UK) An internal examination set by Eton College.

trial (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to a trial or test.
2. Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.

trial (third-person singular simple present trials, present participle (UK) trialling or (US) trialing, simple past and past participle (UK) trialled or (US) trialed)

1. To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.

   The warning system was extensively trialed before being fitted to all our vehicles.

   • 2020 April 22, “Network News: Bombardier resumes work at Derby Litchurch Lane”, in Rail, page 9:

     In the week beginning April 6, the company began trialling the new processes - these include greater spacing, split shifts, additional safety requirements and washing facilities.

2. To try out (a new player) in a sports team.

   The team trialled a new young goalkeeper in Saturday's match, with mixed results.

From Latin tri- (stem of trēs (“three”)) + -al, on the pattern of dual.

trial (not comparable)

1. Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
2. Triple.
3. (grammar) Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people. (See Ambai language for an example.)

   Coordinate terms: singular, dual, plural

   No language has a trial number unless it has a dual.

• triality

trial (plural trials)

1. (grammar) The trial number.

• (grammatical numbers) grammatical number; singular, dual, trial, quadral, paucal, plural ^{(Category: en:Grammar)}

• TRALI, Trail, irtal, litra, trail

Borrowed from English trial.

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• Hyphenation: tri‧al

trial m (plural trials, diminutive trialtje n)

1. Cross with small but sturdy and very versatile motorcycles, cars or bicycles

Unadapted borrowing from English trial.

trial m (invariable)

1. (sports) trials (motorcycle etc.)

• altri, latri, tarli

trier (“to try such as in a court of law”) +‎ -al.

trial m (oblique plural triaus or triax or trials, nominative singular triaus or triax or trials, nominative plural trial)

1. trial (legal procedure)

• due to lack of attestation, the precise meaning is uncertain

• → English: trial

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (trial)
• trial on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub