The difference between Taste and Trial

When used as nouns, taste means one of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals, whereas trial means an opportunity to test something out.

When used as verbs, taste means to sample the flavor of something orally, whereas trial means to carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.

Trial is also adjective with the meaning: pertaining to a trial or test.

check bellow for the other definitions of Taste and Trial

  1. Taste as a noun:

    One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals.

  2. Taste as a noun (countable, and, uncountable):

    A person's implicit set of preferences, especially esthetic, though also culinary, sartorial, etc.

    Examples:

    "Dr. Parker has good taste in wine."

  3. Taste as a noun:

    Personal preference; liking; predilection.

    Examples:

    "I have developed a taste for fine wine."

  4. Taste as a noun (uncountable, figuratively):

    A small amount of experience with something that gives a sense of its quality as a whole.

  5. Taste as a noun:

    A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon.

  1. Taste as a verb (transitive):

    To sample the flavor of something orally.

  2. Taste as a verb (intransitive):

    To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavour is distinguished.

    Examples:

    "The chicken tasted great, but the milk tasted like garlic."

  3. Taste as a verb:

    To experience.

    Examples:

    "I tasted in her arms the delights of paradise."

    "They had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom."

  4. Taste as a verb:

    To take sparingly.

  5. Taste as a verb:

    To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.

  6. Taste as a verb (obsolete):

    To try by the touch; to handle.

  1. Trial as a noun:

    An opportunity to test something out; a test.

    Examples:

    "They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week."

  2. Trial as a noun:

    Appearance at judicial court in order to be examined.

  3. Trial as a noun:

    A difficult or annoying experience.

    Examples:

    "That boy was a trial to his parents."

  4. Trial as a noun:

    A tryout to pick members of a team.

    Examples:

    "soccer trials"

  5. Trial as a noun (ceramics):

    A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.

  6. Trial as a noun (UK):

    An internal examination set by .

  1. Trial as an adjective:

    Pertaining to a trial or test.

  2. Trial as an adjective:

    Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.

  1. Trial as a verb:

    To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.

    Examples:

    "The warning system was extensively trialed before being fitted to all our vehicles."

  2. Trial as a verb:

    To try out (a new player) in a sports team.

    Examples:

    "The team trialled a new young goalkeeper in Saturday's match, with mixed results."

  1. Trial as an adjective:

    Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.

  2. Trial as an adjective:

    Triple.

  3. Trial as an adjective (grammar):

    Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people; contrast singular, dual and plural. (See for an example.)

    Examples:

    "No language has a trial number unless it has a dual."

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