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trial
noun
a
formal
meeting
in
a
court
where
a
judge
or
a
jury
decides
if
someone
has
broken
the
law
or
is
responsible
for
something
wrong
•
The
murder
suspect
will
go
on
trial
next
Monday
.
The
murder
suspect
will
go
on
trial
next
Monday
.
•
After
a
long
trial
,
the
jury
found
her
not
guilty
.
After
a
long
trial
,
the
jury
found
her
not
guilty
.
late
Middle
English
:
from
Anglo-Norman
French
,
from
Old
French
trier
‘
to
try
’.
noun
a
test
or
period
of
testing
to
discover
how
well
something
works
or
whether
you
like
it
•
The
new
drug
showed
promising
results
in
clinical
trials
.
The
new
drug
showed
promising
results
in
clinical
trials
.
•
We
are
running
a
one-month
free
trial
of
the
software
.
We
are
running
a
one-month
free
trial
of
the
software
.
Sense
developed
in
the
17th
century
from
the
earlier
legal
meaning
of
“
trying
out
”
something
.
noun
a
difficult
experience
that
tests
someone
’
s
patience
,
strength
,
or
beliefs
•
Raising
five
children
on
a
low
income
was
a
real
trial
.
Raising
five
children
on
a
low
income
was
a
real
trial
.
•
Despite
the
trials
they
faced
,
the
team
never
gave
up
.
Despite
the
trials
they
faced
,
the
team
never
gave
up
.
Metaphorical
extension
from
the
idea
of
“
testing
”
one
’
s
character
,
first
recorded
in
the
1600s
.
noun
a
competition
or
race
held
to
choose
people
for
a
sports
team
or
event
•
She
won
the
Olympic
swimming
trials
and
qualified
for
the
Games
.
She
won
the
Olympic
swimming
trials
and
qualified
for
the
Games
.
•
The
football
club
invited
him
to
a
two-week
trial
.
The
football
club
invited
him
to
a
two-week
trial
.
Sports
sense
emerged
in
the
late
19th
century
,
from
the
idea
of
“
trying
out
”
athletes
.
verb
to
test
something
in
real
conditions
over
a
period
of
time
to
see
if
it
works
well
•
The
company
is
trialing
a
four-day
work
week
.
The
company
is
trialing
a
four-day
work
week
.
•
Scientists
will
trial
the
vaccine
on
volunteers
.
Scientists
will
trial
the
vaccine
on
volunteers
.
verb
use
dates
from
the
late
19th
century
,
back-formation
from
the
noun
.
industrial
noun
a
company
or
share
connected
with
manufacturing
,
especially
when
talked
about
on
the
stock
market
.
•
Technology
stocks
fell
,
but
industrials
gained
2%
by
the
end
of
trading
.
Technology
stocks
fell
,
but
industrials
gained
2%
by
the
end
of
trading
.
•
She
shifted
her
portfolio
from
energy
firms
to
industrials
for
steady
growth
.
She
shifted
her
portfolio
from
energy
firms
to
industrials
for
steady
growth
.
