Definition of Assay

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Definition of Assay

Assay

Trial; attempt; essay.

Examination and determination; test; as, an assay of bread or wine.

Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried.

Tested purity or value.

The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.

The alloy or metal to be assayed.

To try; to attempt; to apply.

To affect.

To try tasting, as food or drink.

To subject, as an ore, alloy, or other metallic compound, to chemical or metallurgical examination, in order to determine the amount of a particular metal contained in it, or to ascertain its composition.

To attempt, try, or endeavor.

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Assay Translations

assay in German is Untersuchung
assay in Spanish is ensayar

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