O que (quem) é acid test - definição
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Acid Test; Acid tests; Acid test (disambiguation)
acid test
The acid test of something is an important aspect or result that it might have, which allows you to decide whether it is true or successful.
The acid test of a school is 'would you send your own children there?'
N-SING: the N
acid test
¦ noun a conclusive test of success or value.
Origin
from the original use denoting a test for gold using nitric acid.
Acid test (gold)
ANY QUALITATIVE CHEMICAL OR METALLURGICAL ASSAY WHICH USES ACID; MOST COMMONLY, AND HISTORICALLY, THE USE OF A STRONG ACID TO DISTINGUISH GOLD FROM BASE METALS
An acid test is any qualitative chemical or metallurgical assay which uses acid; most commonly, and historically, the use of a strong acid to distinguish gold from base metals. Figuratively, acid test is any definitive test for some attribute, e.
Exemplos de pronúncia para acid test
1. "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test"
The Innovators _ Walter Isaacson _ Talks at Google
2. Kesey, Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test-- like,
Dan Harmon _ Is Reality Just a Fart _ Talks at Google
3. Pranksters, you know, "Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," blah,
Sex, Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll _ Zoe Cormier _ Talks at Google
4. And so this was kind of our acid test.
Smart SPHERES - Free-Flying Space Robots _ Mark Micire _ Talks at Google
5. Acid Test"-- which took me into these parts quite often--
Back to Blood _ Tom Wolfe _ Talks at Google
Exemplos do corpo de texto para acid test
1. The six years interim period is the acid test for the plan A.
2. But the acid test will be his willingness to open a genuine dialogue on Iraq.
3. The acid test, though, is not whether it is wise, but whether it will be implemented.
4. "It is an acid test for the politicians," said professor Ataur Rahman, president of Bangladesh Political Science Association.
5. He said: "The acid test will be whether or not farmers have the opportunity to obtain a sustainable price.