assay

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈæseɪ/ or /əˈseɪ/

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Noun

Singular assay

Plural assays

1. Assay is the act of determining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy.

Verb

Plain form assay

Third-person singular assays

Past tense assayed

Past participle assayed

Present participle assaying

1. (transitive) If you assay something, you analyze or estimate its composition or value.