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inkblot test

[ingk-blot]
–noun
any of various psychological tests in which varied patterns formed by blotted ink are interpreted by the subject.


Origin:
1925–30; ink + blot 1
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inkblot test  
n.  A psychological test in which a subject's interpretation of inkblots is analyzed.
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Main Entry: inkblot test
Function: noun
: any of several psychological tests (as a Rorschach test) based on the interpretation of irregular figures (as blots of ink)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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inkblot test

any of a number of psychological tests in which a person is asked to interpret ambiguous patterns made by inkblots; the best-known of these is the Rorschach test

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