subtest

noun

sub·​test ˈsəb-ˌtest 

variants or less commonly sub-test

plural subtests also sub-tests

: a test that is part of a larger test

The program has the machine perform one of these subtests dozens of times, each time with different data, and then tells it to go on to the next subtest.

—Tracy Kidder

A child's scores on these subtests are added up, and the tester converts the total to an IQ …

—Ulric Neisser

Examples of subtest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The second two, the Steel Nomad regular and Light subtests, focus on APIs more commonly used in game development, such as Metal and DirectX 12, to assess gaming performance with geometry and particle effects. — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for subtest

• abreast
• accessed
• addressed
• appressed
• armrest
• arrest
• assessed
• attest
• backrest
• behest
• bequest
• caressed