(n.) The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook.
(n.) The figure made by. two lines which meet.
(n.) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle.
(n.) A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
(n.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological "houses."
(n.) A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
(v. i.) To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line.
(v. i.) To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; as, to angle for praise.
(v. t.) To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure.
Example Sentences:
(1) A slight varus angle of 2.1 degrees became apparent.
(2) The optimal size for stimulation was between 5 degrees and 12 degrees (visual angle).
(3) The dependence of fluorescence polarization of stained nerve fibres on the angle between the fibre axis and electrical vector of exciting light (azimuth characteristics) has been considered.
(4) Contact angles of Silafocon A and PMMA were relatively uninfluenced by front surface radii between 7.7 and 8.85 and 7.3 to 8.8 mm, respectively.
(5) Angle closure glaucoma is a well-known complication of scleral buckling and it is of particular interest when it occurs in eyes with previously normal angles.
(6) Projection obliquity resulted in consistent underestimation of DPR angle.
(7) Instead of later renal failure and, of course, mental retardation, it was the histological features of the fetus eyes which permit to diagnose and exhibit both congenital cataract and irido-corneal angle dysgenesis.
(8) The superior mesenteric artery and the abdominal aorta made the mean angle of 35.5 degree in patients with normal left renal vein, the mean angle of 45.4 degrees in those with left renal vein compression without nutcracker phenomenon, and the mean angle of 11.9 degrees in those with nutcracker phenomenon.
(9) A neodymium YAG (Nd:YAG) laser was evaluated in a dog ulcer model used in the same manner as is recommended for bleeding patients (power 55 W, divergence angle 4 degrees, with CO2 gas-jet assistance).
(10) We set a new basic plane on an orthopantomogram in order to measure the gonial angle and obtained the following: 1) Usable error difference in ordinary clinical setting ranged from 0.5 degrees-1.0 degree.
(11) By measurement and analysis of the changes in carpal angles and joint spaces, carpal instability was discovered in 41 fractures, an incidence of 30.6%.
(12) The penetration coefficient, determined by the surface tension, contact angle and viscosity, is a measure of the ability of a liquid to penetrate into a capillary space, such as interproximal regions, gingival pockets and pores.
(13) Bohler's angle may be reconstituted with apparent reduction of the posterior facet when projected laterally; however, Broden's and axial views show persistent widening and split of the posterior facet.
(14) The advantages of the incision through the pars plana ciliaris are (1) easier approach to the vitreous cavity, (2) preservation of the crystalline lens and an intact iris, and (3) circumvention of the corneal and chamber angle complications sometimes associated with the transcorneal approach.
(15) These patients did not have narrow anterior chamber angles preoperatively, and several were aphakix with surgical iris colobomas.
(16) Seventy-eight patients presented optochiasmal arachnoiditis: 12 had trigeminal neuralgia; 1, arachnoiditis of the cerebellopontile angle; 6, arachnoiditis of the convex surface of the brain; and 3, the hypertensive hydrocephalic syndrome due to occlusion of the CSF routes.
(17) In this paper, we develop functions suggested by and regression fit to crystallographic data which allow three of these torsion angles, alpha (O3'-P-O5'-C5'), delta (C5'-C4'-C3'-O3') and epsilon (C4'-C3'-O3'-P), to be calculated as dependent variables of those remaining.
(18) An angle of 40 degrees or more was supposed to be a pathological kyphosis.
(19) The lower neck flexion is 35 degrees and extension of the plane of the face 15 degrees, each angle measured relative to horizontal.
(20) Two homosexual men, 35 and 42 years old, had bilateral acute angle-closure glaucoma in association with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
Sine
Definition:
(n.) The length of a perpendicular drawn from one extremity of an arc of a circle to the diameter drawn through the other extremity.
(n.) The perpendicular itself. See Sine of angle, below.
(prep.) Without.
Example Sentences:
(1) 19 different inserts from these clones along with the SINE, Alu, and the LINE, A36Fc, were used to probe Southern blots of early- and late-replicating hamster or human DNA.
(2) Total respiratory resistance (R(T)) was measured by the application of a sine wave of airflow to the mouth at the resonant frequency of the respiratory system.
(3) The former time-pattern displays a fast rise and an exponential decay, while the latter exhibits a damped sine wave.
(4) The distribution of response intensities from one meridian to another is adequately described by a sine wave function.
(5) Flight wingbeat and sine song frequency remain unchanged.
(6) In addition, the sine-sweep responses show quite different frequency characteristics in respect of depolarization and repolarization.
(7) We then aligned the edges again to produce incoherent motion and superimposed a sine-wave grating on the pattern.
(8) A sine wave current stimulus, applied between electrodes placed about one ear and an indifferent electrode, produced a cyclical sway predominantly in the coronal plane.
(9) The Bayesian solution to the Behrens-Fisher problem of normal distributions with differing variances was an acceptable compromise after the data had been transformed by the inverse hyperbolic sine method applicable to negative binomials.
(10) Observers were asked to discriminate between a simple 3 cpd sine-wave grating, (3), and a complex grating composed of this (3) plus a 9 cpd grating combined in one of two phases: peaks-subtract, (3,9:0), or peaks-add, (3,9:pi).
(11) The norepinephrine level increased with the stepwise tilting and the positive linear correlation was observed between the levels and the sine values of tilting angles.
(12) During stereotactic surgery, electrical impedance was measured by means of a roving electrode technique with a sine wave current of 10 kc.
(13) Beta cell deficiency is a sine qua non of Type 2 diabetes.
(14) In this paper we describe and demonstrate phase space trajectories generated for sine waves, mixtures of sine waves, and white noise (random chaotic events).
(15) The complex, peripheral and central regulation of TP transport plays an essential role sine TP-hydroxylase is not a saturated enzyme.
(16) Second, the evidence about the sensitivity of the brain during the first three years to early environmental input is now beyond dispute, making this the period sine qua non, in terms of investing limited resources to optimise outcomes, particularly for the disadvantaged children exposed to multiple risks.
(17) In both axes, the experimental exposure was an approximate half-sine waveform with peak acceleration up to 10 G and velocity change up to 9.2 m X s-1.
(18) A pursuit tracking task was carried out to investigate the effects of combinations of sine waves on the development of precognitive mode, which is defined as open-loop mode with little feedback.
(19) Data were fit using a two-step sine and cosine regression for each 24-h period.
(20) The specialized instruments are the sine qua non of the procedure.