What's the difference between apposite and meet?

Apposite


Definition:

  • (a.) Very applicable; well adapted; suitable or fit; relevant; pat; -- followed by to; as, this argument is very apposite to the case.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Interaction of viable macrophages with cationic particles at 37 degrees C resulted in their "internalization" within vesicles and coated pits and a closer apposition between many segments of plasmalemma than with neutral or anionic substances.
  • (2) Close apposition of macrophages and lymphocytes was observed, and cellular contact was demonstrated.
  • (3) The development of the first molar was examined from the dental lamina stage through apposition.
  • (4) We postulate that the apposition of trophotaenial epithelium to the internal ovarian epithelium constitutes a placental association equivalent to a noninvasive, epithelioform of an inverted yolk sac placenta.
  • (5) Histologic examination of different levels of the nutrient arteries revealed many intraosseous pathologic vascular changes in apposition to the ischemic episode of the femoral head.
  • (6) The tibial shafts of OVX rats compared to SHAM controls showed elevated periosteal mineral apposition rate and endocortical bone formation parameters.
  • (7) 1,25 (OH)2D3 was expected to stimulate mineral apposition rate of alveolar bone on the tension side.
  • (8) Histologic study showed that the growth of transplanted auricular cartilage is achieved jointly by two mechanisms, namely interstitial growth and appositional growth.
  • (9) Bone ingrowth was greatest when hydroxylapatite was in direct apposition to bone.
  • (10) It is an eerily apposite image from the year the outbreak of the Spanish civil war inaugurated a new age of slaughter.
  • (11) Furthermore, after four months of skeletal inactivity, bone mass and other parameters of osseous metabolism, including bone formation and mineral apposition rates were unchanged over summer values.
  • (12) Regions of severe degeneration were characterized by the complete loss of the photoreceptors and apposition of the external limiting membrane to the retinal pigment epithelium.
  • (13) In the present experiments, neurons were plated together in close apposition as pairs or as triads, with the tip of one Retzius cell touching the soma of another.
  • (14) Plasma membranes of ovarian luteal and adrenal cortical cells from "microvillar channels," a unique extracellular compartment formed by the close apposition of flattened microvillar surfaces.
  • (15) Appositional rates were calculated from measurements of distance between fluorescent mineralized tissue markers.
  • (16) The different levels of magnesium in the diets of the cows had no significant effects on the numbers of osteons which were labelled nine weeks, five weeks or one week before parturition, or on the numbers of osteons which took more than one label or on the bone apposition rate.
  • (17) A specific, consistent pattern of bone apposition and resorption was observed after advancement genioplasty.
  • (18) Thus, for implants utilizing direct bone apposition fixation, it appears that of the parameters investigated, implant surface texture is the most significant.
  • (19) The signal for RBC removal: in analogy with a recent model for recognition and removal of oxidant-stressed or senescent RBC, we propose removal of fava bean damaged RBC be mediated by apposition of antiband 3 antibodies and complement C3 fragments, recognized as non-self recognition signal by monocytes and macrophages.
  • (20) Most notably, canaliculi are often present at appositional membranes which are flanked by abundant gap and tight junctions.

Meet


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact by following and overtaking.
  • (v. t.) To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; as, they met the enemy and defeated them; the ship met opposing winds and currents.
  • (v. t.) To come into the presence of without contact; to come close to; to intercept; to come within the perception, influence, or recognition of; as, to meet a train at a junction; to meet carriages or persons in the street; to meet friends at a party; sweet sounds met the ear.
  • (v. t.) To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; as, the eye met a horrid sight; he met his fate.
  • (v. t.) To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to satisfy; to ansver; as, to meet one's expectations; the supply meets the demand.
  • (v. t.) To come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in contact, or into proximity, by approach from opposite directions; to join; to come face to face; to come in close relationship; as, we met in the street; two lines meet so as to form an angle.
  • (v. t.) To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict.
  • (v. t.) To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on the first Monday of December.
  • (v. t.) To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree; to harmonize; to unite.
  • (n.) An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting.
  • (a.) Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient.
  • (adv.) Meetly.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) King also described how representatives of every country at this month's G7 meeting in Canada seemed to be relying on an export-led recovery to revive their economies.
  • (2) Biden will meet with representatives from six gun groups on Thursday, including the NRA and the Independent Firearms Owners Association, which are both publicly opposed to stricter gun-control laws.
  • (3) "Britain needs to be in the room when the euro countries meet," he said, "so that it can influence the argument and ensure that what the 17 do will not damage the market or British interests.
  • (4) I said: ‘Apologies for doing this publicly, but I did try to get a meeting with you, and I couldn’t even get a reply.’ And then I had a massive go at him – about everything really, from poverty to uni fees to NHS waiting times.” She giggles again.
  • (5) Proving that not all teens are content with being part of a purely digital community, Adele Mayr attended a YouTube meet-up in London’s Hyde Park.
  • (6) David Cameron last night hit out at his fellow world leaders after the G8 dropped the promise to meet the historic aid commitments made at Gleneagles in 2005 from this year's summit communique.
  • (7) Amid the passionate discussion at the NDA meeting, the two women began to develop a plan.
  • (8) He was very touched that President Nicolas Sarkozy came out to the airport to meet us, even after Madiba retired.
  • (9) The committee reviewed the history, original intent, current purpose, and effectiveness of meetings held on the unit; when problems were identified, suggestions for change were formulated.
  • (10) Whereas the growth and division of normal cells is carefully regulated to meet the needs of the body, tumor cells proliferate autonomously and continually, eventually interfering with and destroying the functions of normal tissue.
  • (11) A Palestinian delegation was to hold truce talks on Sunday in Cairo with senior US and Egyptian officials, but Israel has said it sees no point in sending its negotiators to the meeting, citing what it says are Hamas breaches of previous agreed truces.
  • (12) The company said it was on track to meet forecasts for annual profit of about £110m.
  • (13) Johnson said the move would save businesses £350m from not having to meet the more exacting standards, which will now only have to be met by buses.
  • (14) But on June 29, 2011, Lois G Lerner, who heads the IRS division that oversees tax-exempt organizations, learned at a meeting that groups were being targeted, according to the watchdog's report.
  • (15) In April 1986, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the thorax and shoulder girdle was presented to the 99th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Anatomists.
  • (16) Analysis of official registers reveals the 38 companies in the first wave of the initiative – more than two-thirds of which are based overseas – have collectively had 698 face-to-face meetings with ministers under the current government, prompting accusations of an over-cosy relationship between corporations and ministers.
  • (17) In Study 1, the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery (LNNB) was administered to samples of patients meeting Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC) for schizodepressive disorder, major depressive disorder or schizophrenia, and to a normal control group.
  • (18) Children and adopters are encouraged to meet with foster carers after placement to show the child they are well.
  • (19) He said he was appalled by the player's accusations and plans to meet with Martin on Wednesday at an undisclosed location.
  • (20) The UN should "be able to meet a much higher standard in fulfilling its protection and humanitarian responsibilities", it says.