(a.) Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.
(a.) Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute.
(a.) Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
(a.) Hard to impress or penetrate.
(v. t.) To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
(v. t.) To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
(n.) A fencer's foil.
(n.) A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.
(n.) Money.
Example Sentences:
(1) Hepatic enzyme elevations were more dramatic after blunt trauma, reflecting greater hepatocellular disruption.
(2) The Metoclopramide-induced secretion of prolactin and aldosterone was blunted in 6 patients pretreated with 200 mg ibopamine.
(3) The computer tomographic appearances of lesions of parenchymatous organs following blunt abdominal trauma are described in 13 patients (five liver, four renal, two splenic and two pancreatic injuries).
(4) Last November he bluntly warned EU chiefs he could, if he wished, “flood Europe” with refugees.
(5) Persons with clinical abdominal findings, shock, altered sensorium, and severe chest injuries after blunt trauma should undergo the procedure.
(6) Blunt trauma to the epigastrum may result in a retroperitoneal hematoma involving the head of the pancreas and descending duodenum.
(7) The changes included swelling, blunting, and flattening of epithelial foot processes, were accompanied by decreased stainability of glomerular anionic sites, and were largely reversed by subsequent perfusion with the polyanion heparin.
(8) Addition of Ni2+ prior to TRH blunted the component of the TRH-induced transient increase in [Ca2+]i dependent on influx of Ca2+.
(9) As previously reported, patients with affective disorders show a blunted GH response to clonidine.
(10) Blunt homicide predominated amongst White females, who were substantially older than the Coloured and African subjects.
(11) A comparison of two different restriction enzymes, which cleave the plasmid with blunt or cohesive-ended double-strand breaks, did not reveal differences in repair fidelity.
(12) The prognosis was better following blunt trauma, stretch injuries and after a spontaneous onset.
(13) Seventeen (77%) of the injuries were due to penetrating trauma and five (23%) were due to blunt trauma.
(14) The cortisol response to insulin-induced hypoglycemia and exogenous ACTH appeared to be blunted in these patients.
(15) Vagal blockade reversibly inhibited the rise of plasma PP and significantly blunted the elevation of plasma VIP.
(16) But the drugs chief, Julio Calzada, is blunt: " For 50 years, we have tried to tackle the drug problem with only one tool – penalisation – and that has failed .
(17) Average increases in resting metabolic expenditure for a group of patients following elective operation, skeletal trauma, skeletal trauma with head injury, blunt trauma, sepsis and burns were determined by indirect calorimetry and protein need by urinary nitrogen losses over extended time periods.
(18) The indication for angiography in children accident patients with blunt trauma must be set up carefully.
(19) Arterial occlusion or stenosis due to blunt trauma is rare.
(20) Also, the initial rise in V1 was blunted or blocked in all subjects.
Mixer
Definition:
(n.) One who, or that which, mixes.
Example Sentences:
(1) A mixer made from a bundle of glass tubules can mix two solutions within 30 microseconds, with a total-solution flow rate of 1.33 milliliters per second.
(2) Replays show that Maicon had an accidental collision with Lionel Messi's shoulder as a corner was sent in to the mixer.
(3) Directly measured blood flow pumped through a mixer circuit was compared to estimates of flow from indicator dilution curves derived from bolus injections of indocyanine green dye prepared in 0.9% saline (saline dye) and in triple-distilled water (3 D dye).
(4) The ball's swung into the mixer, where Glen Johnson is penalised for hand-ball.
(5) Precise control over reaction times and substrate concentration is achieved by using power-driven syringes with an integral mixer.
(6) The model contains 13 parameters that can be varied, 12 shim coil currents, and the receiver mixer frequency.
(7) "Relegated to margarita mixer as have absolutely no idea what's going on."
(8) Previously drinkers had to plan to bring distilled spirits with them to eating establishments and purchase mixers and ice; LBD eliminates the need for such planning and makes liquor more easily available.
(9) Applicator exposures were more than 3 times higher than mixer exposures, reflecting the high exposure potential inherent in airblast spraying.
(10) The priming volume from the loading port to the mixer is 1 ml and the reaction volume of the detection tube is 160 microliters.
(11) DJ Mixer for Spotify is not the first DJing app to tap into the catalogue of a streaming service, though.
(12) Photograph: Romas Foord for Observer Food Monthly Series 4, signature challenge Makes 36 strong white bread flour 1kg salt 20g fast-action dried yeast 20g tepid water 800ml olive oil 4 tbsp pitted green olives 1kg, well drained fine semolina for dusting (optional) baking sheets 3, lined with baking paper Put the flour into the bowl of a large freestanding electric mixer fitted with a dough hook.
(13) The analytical solution for the perfect-mixer retention function, r(t), was developed from tracer histograms sampled at the system input, i(t), and its output, y(t), linked by the convolution integral y = i * r. Theories were developed for both continuous-output mixer and pulsatile, discrete mixer.
(14) 3 An electric whisk or stand mixer is always going to make meringue-making easier.
(15) Perhaps Mrs Patmore would get her hand stuck in the new electric mixer, or footmen Alfred and Jimmy's rivalry would come to a head with some gloves-off fisticuffs – certainly not the brutal rape of lady's maid and viewers' favourite Anna Bates .
(16) The group, whose shares have risen sharply since they were first listed in London in November 2014, was founded in 2005 to provide high-quality mixers for the rapidly growing market in premium spirits such as artisan gin.
(17) Constant observation is mandatory when operating an electric mixer in the presence of children.
(18) Jimi Hendrix and the Doors played here in the 60s; the Sex Pistols and the Clash in the 70s; Blur and Oasis are rumoured to have begun their rivalry in the Good Mixer pub in the 90s.
(19) Holger Badstuber heads the ball back into the mixer, where Real Madrid clear, albeit unconvincingly.
(20) *can't open the kitchen door anymore* 8.08pm BST I always think using a big mixer is cheating, mostly because I don't have one.