nose test
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From nose (noun) + test (noun).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊz tɛst/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊz ˌtɛst/
Audio (Australia): (file)
Noun
[edit]nose test (plural nose tests)
- (physiology) An inspection of the nasal passages or a trial of their function, as for breathing difficulties or olfactory ability.
- Near-synonym: smell test
- 2004 November 8, Helen Fields, “Rub your nose in it”, in U.S. News & World Report[1], archived from the original on 29 August 2008:
- The pollen blocker cream appeared to help; after using the cream, people did better on the nose test.
- Synonym of sniff test.
- An inspection of an object by smelling it, as for cleanliness of clothing or freshness of food.
- Synonym: smell test
- 1975 June 30, Bob Bender, “Safety Checklist While Boating”, in St. Petersburg Times[2], retrieved 7 February 2009:
- Make the "nose test" sniffing for fumes, before starting engines.
- (figurative) An informal check of whether an idea or proposal is credible, ethical, etc., using one's common sense or sense of propriety.
- Coordinate term: smoke test
- Near-synonyms: reality check; sanity check, sanity test
- 1991 March 26, Josh Barbanel, “Access is money for City Hall lobbyists”, in The New York Times[3], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, retrieved 7 Feburary 2009:
- In many cases, said Henry J. Stern, the president of the Citizens Union, a civic group, and a former city Parks Commissioner, "you have to apply the nose test." "Does it smell?" he said, referring to such deals. "Is it based on a personal relationship? Does it run contrary to the city's interest?"
- An inspection of an object by smelling it, as for cleanliness of clothing or freshness of food.
Translations
[edit]inspection of the nasal passages or a trial of their function
synonym of sniff test — see sniff test