| slovo | definícia |
litmus test
(encz) | litmus test, |
litmus test
(gcide) | litmus test \litmus test\,
1. (Chem.) A test to determine acidity or alkalinity, using
litmus as an inddicator.
[PJC]
2. Hence: (Fig.) A test for a single factor, which has only
two outcomes, positive or negative; specifically:
(Politics) the question of whether a candidate for office
is for or against a particular position on an issue; --
used, e.g. by voters concerned predominantly with a single
issue, to decide whether to vote for or against a
candidate; as, many voters take a candidate's position on
abortion as their litmus test.
[PJC] |
litmus test
(wn) | litmus test
n 1: a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red
in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a
very rough acid-base indicator [syn: litmus, {litmus
test}]
2: a test that relies on a single indicator; "her litmus test
for good breeding is whether you split infinitives" |
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