What's the difference between bluish and slate?

Bluish


Definition:

  • (a.) Somewhat blue; as, bluish veins.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) When pouring liquid nitrogen over the spots, a very intense bluish-white fluorescence followed by a long-lasting greenish phosphorescence is observed.
  • (2) Immediately after birth a 1 cm soft, bluish mass of the right thenar eminence was clinically diagnosed as a hemangioma.
  • (3) They were bright blue, light blue, bluish green and yellow colors of fluorescence respectively.
  • (4) All lesions were sharply delineated, started with red to purple discoloration and then turned to bluish-black indicating gangrene.
  • (5) The small vessels were thickened with the deposition of homogeneous bluish pink material.
  • (6) A full-term black boy had a 2- to 3-cm, round, bluish mass on his right lower eye-lid at birth, later diagnosed as rhabdomyosarcoma.
  • (7) Pyoderma gangrenosum cannot be viewed simply as "an ulcer with undermined bluish borders," since this description recognizes only one stage of the evolving process.
  • (8) The expression of two epitopes on the same cellular constituent is outlined by the coappearance of both enzyme activities as a bluish-purple colour.
  • (9) During the third week of life, bluish-red subcutaneous nodules were noticed.
  • (10) The typical case of ACA starts with a limited inflammatory lesion, which is gradually replaced by atrophy and the skin shows a bluish, red discoloration.
  • (11) However, when spotting the alkaline solutions on filter paper and examining the spots under U.V., strong bluish-white fluorescence is obtained.
  • (12) An unusual bluish discolouration of the nose was noticed in a woman 9 months after she had begun treatment with a coronary vasodilator, amiodarone hydrochloride.
  • (13) In contrast, nonaliased bluish jets, suggesting laminar flow away from the transducer, were seen in echocardiograms from 27 patients in Group 2.
  • (14) Observations showed that the female pronucleus, eccentrically placed, gives a bright green-bluish fluorescence whereas chromatin of sperm heads shows different stages of decondensation and also a bright fluorescence.
  • (15) In this manner, the red acidophilic granules are in sharp contrast to the lipofuscin deposits stained in a bluish shade.
  • (16) At 18 months she presented with a bluish skin pigmentation, hepatosplenomegaly, generalised lymphadenopathy and non-responsive fever.
  • (17) We conclude that (1) intestinal perforation can occur in the absence of NEC; (2) bluish discoloration of the abdomen is the most reliable clinical finding; and (3) perforation may be associated with coagulase-negative staphylococcal infection.
  • (18) Yeast vegetative cells were stained reddish purple, but zygotic asci were bluish.
  • (19) Symmetrical lividity (SL) was the term coined by Pernet in 1925 for symmetrical, bluish-red plaques on the soles of the feet, accompanied by hyperhidrosis and not corresponding to areas of pressure or patterns of innervation.
  • (20) A 66-year-old pensioner developed distinct, erythematosquamous and keratonic lesions on the hands and feet within 2 months, and also a progressive red-bluish discoloration of the whole integument.

Slate


Definition:

  • (v. t.) An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist.
  • (v. t.) Any rock or stone having a slaty structure.
  • (v. t.) A prepared piece of such stone.
  • (v. t.) A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc.
  • (v. t.) A tablet for writing upon.
  • (v. t.) An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes.
  • (v. t.) A thin plate of any material; a flake.
  • (v. t.) A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand.
  • (v. t.) To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe.
  • (v. t.) To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment.
  • (v. t.) To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat, 3.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The slate was wiped clean “as far as I am concerned”, Corbyn added, before taking a swipe at the alleged purge of some of his supporters over comments made on Twitter.
  • (2) For that matter, mulching with bark, grit or slate will help keep the surface roots cooler and retain moisture in hot weather.
  • (3) Joe Muto, Slate The Newsroom can be read as Sorkin's attempt to cure what's ailing the news industry, but he's misdiagnosing the patient.
  • (4) They were apparently trying to promote a healthy lifestyle to the Russian public, but Muscle and Fitness magazine slated the president’s technique: “his cable crossover form is crap”.
  • (5) The Hill reports : Senate Republicans elected a slate of white men to their top five leadership positions on Wednesday, and some GOP lawmakers feared the House would follow suit at a time when Republicans have said they need to find ways to reach out to women and minorities.
  • (6) Some establishment party figures have blamed the event for prematurely narrowing the field and forcing candidates to compete in what top GOP strategist David Kochel (now slated to be Jeb Bush’s national campaign manager) once called “a goat rodeo”.
  • (7) While we do expect some significant strength in the top two to three spots in 2015,” he wrote, “we are not convinced that the overall slate is going to drive performance that is significantly better than what we have generally seen over the past four years.” He also fears that the rise in superhero blockbusters is going to lead to disaster for some studios, in the same way that a wider pool of animated films has led to some casualties, with underwhelming receipts for Penguins of Madagascar and Mr Peabody & Sherman most recently.
  • (8) For now, we can't tell, but the Moritz-Heyman scholarships will help us find out by creating a group of graduates who will start on the career ladder with a near-clean slate.
  • (9) The conviction was subsequently wiped from his record under German clean-slate legislation.
  • (10) David Fincher was originally slated to direct the project , but Boyle manages to put his own distinct imprint on it: the film has Boyle’s characteristic frenetic energy, and boasts colourful visuals.
  • (11) Besides, Corbyn wanted to wipe the slate clean – though he was not yet ready to explain what steps he would take to do so – and to remind the party that there was more that united it than divided it.
  • (12) He was slated to give a commencement speech at his alma mater in 2013, but withdrew after controversy arose in wake of his remarks comparing same-sex marriage to pedophilia.
  • (13) That panel is slated to deliver final recommendations as early as this month, although it may slip into the new year.
  • (14) There are a number of things that need to be repealed, but I think what we need to focus on first is what would we replace it with,” Alexander told Slate about a week after the election.
  • (15) The French unit also has proposals for a new film from Dutch genre icon Paul Verhoeven and a remake of 1988 cult horror Maniac Cop on its slate for Cannes.
  • (16) These are slated to move from London to the new Media City development by 2011.
  • (17) I have now left the defence force with a clean slate.
  • (18) The policy was known as “contraction” and it was slated to shut down two clubs, the other being the Minnesota Twins, a team that is thriving years after the policy foundered.
  • (19) A restaurant firm slated to open an outlet in Trump’s new Washington DC hotel complained that the remarks were damaging to them.
  • (20) His papers, which are stored in more than 200 slate-grey boxes, describe fascinating connections to a roll call of the great and the good: Shirley Williams, Ruth First, Nadine Gordimer, Henry Kissinger, Trevor Huddleston, Nelson Mandela , Anthony Crosland, Michael Heseltine, Ted Heath, John Cleese, David Cornwell (John le Carré) and many more.