STUDY

A detailed critical inspection

Applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)

Example: "Mastering a second language requires a lot of work"

A written document describing the findings of some individual or group

Example: "This accords with the recent study by hill and dale"

A state of deep mental absorption

Example: "She is in a deep study"

A room used for reading and writing and studying

Example: "He knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"

A branch of knowledge

Example: "In what discipline is his doctorate?"

Preliminary drawing for later elaboration

Example: "He made several studies before starting to paint"

Attentive consideration and meditation

Example: "After much cogitation he rejected the offer"

Someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)

Example: "He is a quick study"

A composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique

Example: "A study in spiccato bowing"