(n.) The representation of the Deity, or of a polytheistic deity, under a human form, or with human attributes and affections.
(n.) The ascription of human characteristics to things not human.
Example Sentences:
(1) The results of these studies were compared with those obtained in a sample of nonfiremen residing in the Los Angeles area who were matched by computer with the firemen for anthropomorphic characteristics and smoking status.
(2) In addition, normalized organ dose to the breast, active bone marrow, thyroid, eyes, ovaries, and testes were measured in a pediatric anthropomorphic phantom comparing the anteroposterior and posteroanterior projections.
(3) Twenty male marathon athletes were evaluated by hormonal profiles, psychologic testing, anthropomorphic indices, and semen evaluations.
(4) As part of a Quality Assurance program, the performance of Theraplan (Version 4.0) for electron beam calculations was checked versus experiments carried out with an anthropomorphic (Rando) phantom.
(5) In an anthropomorphical variability analysis the quantitative description of deterministric changes of (morphological) growth characteristics plays an important role.
(6) Measurements of radiation dose burden to the patient have been made both in clinical examinations and using an anthropomorphic phantom.
(7) But anthropomorphism is no longer a dirty word, argues Jean-François Camilleri , head of Disneynature: "Today, a lot of scientists are saying it's actually a mistake to be against anthropomorphism.
(8) Accurate anthropomorphic measurements are therefore obligatory.
(9) Bremsstrahlung radiation doses were measured in an anthropomorphic phantom using thermoluminescent dosimeters.
(10) Based on extensive studies (with clinically realistic numbers of counts and accuracies of the order of 10%) in simple geometric phantoms, in complex anthropomorphic phantoms, in animal models, and in humans, quantitative rotating scintillation camera-based single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) now appears to be a practical approach to such measurements.
(11) Acquisition parameters were fixed for different types of examination and tested by imaging anthropomorphic phantoms as well as patients (n = 114).
(12) The six dual field technique has been implemented and the effect of interposed degrading filters has been evaluated with film dosimetry on an anthropomorphic phantom.
(13) There’s a lot of focus on robotisation, with anthropomorphic white creatures now capable of disco dancing in unison .
(14) There are few studies of the anthropomorphic and physiological characteristics of South African rugby players.
(15) Read more This is different to mere anthropomorphism – ascribing human characteristics to animals.
(16) A simulated pneumothorax and two simulated nodules were positioned over the lungs and the mediastinum of an anthropomorphic phantom.
(17) Accuracy of 2% and long-term reproducibility of 2.7% were obtained using an anthropomorphic bone phantom.
(18) An anthropomorphic ankle phantom with simulated fractures was presented at each facility for radiography, and the resulting films assessed for radiographic technique and basic diagnostic usefulness.
(19) It is proposed that a general class of functions, drawn from classical physics, can serve to eliminate the anthropomorphism.
(20) Finally, an anthropomorphic phantom of the neck region has been constructed and the performance of a compensator designed according to current clinical methods for this geometry has been evaluated.
Characteristic
Definition:
(a.) Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive.
(n.) A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized.
(n.) The integral part (whether positive or negative) of a logarithm.
Example Sentences:
(1) The assembly reaction is accompanied by characteristic changes in fluorescence emission and dichroic absorption.
(2) The angiographic appearances are highly characteristic and equal in value to a histological diagnosis.
(3) The femoral component, made of Tivanium with titanium mesh attached to it by a new process called diffusion bonding, retains superalloy fatigue strength characteristics.
(4) Structure assignment of the isomeric immonium ions 5 and 6, generated via FAB from N-isobutyl glycine and N-methyl valine, can be achieved by their collision induced dissociation characteristics.
(5) The effects of sessions, individual characteristics, group behavior, sedative medications, and pharmacological anticipation, on simple visual and auditory reaction time were evaluated with a randomized block design.
(6) It is quite interesting to analyse which gene of the virus determines the characteristics of the virus.
(7) In this paper, we show representative experiments illustrating some characteristics of the procedure which may have wide application in clinical microbiology.
(8) The clinical and radiologic characteristics of this unusual tumor are discussed.
(9) 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.
(10) Extensive studies during recent years have shown that the interaction between hormone and membrane-bound receptor can affect the receptor characteristics in at least two ways.
(11) These cells contained organelles characteristic of the maturation stage ameloblast and often extended to the enamel surface, suggesting a possible origin from the ameloblast layer.
(12) The correlates of three characteristics of familial networks (i.e., residential proximity, family affection, and family contact) were examined among a national sample of older Black Americans.
(13) The performance characteristics of the CCD are well documented and understood, having been quantified by many experimenters, especially in the physical sciences.
(14) The obtained results are used to study the relation between the acoustic characteristics of these vowels and the corresponding articulatory dimensions.
(15) Importantly, these characteristics were strong predictors of subsequent mortality.
(16) These same molecules may be equally responsible for the pathologic characteristics of the immune response seen, for example, in inflammatory bowel diseases.
(17) Periosteal chondroma is an uncommon benign cartilagenous lesion, and its importance lies primarily in its characteristic radiographic and pathologic appearance which should be of assistance in the differential diagnosis of eccentric lesions of bones.
(18) In the case of nonspecific loading highly trained individuals may have low VT values close to the level characteristic for normal subjects.
(19) This exploratory survey of 100 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was conducted (1) to learn about the types and frequencies of disability law-related problems encountered as a result of having RA, and (2) to assess the respective relationships between the number of disability law-related problems reported and the patients' sociodemographic and RA disease characteristics.
(20) These two types of transfer functions are appropriate to explain the transition to anaerobic metabolism (anaerobic threshold), with a hyperbolic transfer characteristic representing a graded transition; and a sigmoid transfer characteristic representing an abrupt transition.