Lewis & Short

exāmĭnātĭo, ōnis, f. [examino].

  1. I. Lit., i. q. libratio, an equipoise, equilibrium, Vitr. 10, 8.
  2. II. Trop., a weighing, examination (post-class.), Dig. 3, 5, 8; 47, 14, 1 fin.