(n.) A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
(n.) A device made of wood or metal, having two arms, around which turns may be taken with a line or rope so as to hold securely and yet be readily released. It is bolted by the middle to a deck or mast, etc., or it may be lashed to a rope.
(v. t.) To strengthen with a cleat.
Example Sentences:
(1) The appliance consisted of a 9 mm length of closed coil spring suspended between a cleat and bonded to the occlusal surface of the maxillary first molars and the maxillary incisors.
(2) Tooth movement was quantified from enlarged cephalograms by measuring the position of a reproducible landmark on the molar cleat with respect to either zygomatic amalgam implants or a barbed broach placed submucosally on the palate.
(3) We are Jackie Robinson, enduring scorn and spiked cleats and pitches coming straight to his head, and stealing home in the World Series anyway.
(4) Some players went on the field with cleats that were not good for this weather and these conditions,” the Colombian protested.
(5) Super Bowl shoe cleats Expect to see a number of big brands launching 3D printing projects this year – part R&D and part PR campaigns.
(6) Castigated for being cocky and aloof, Wilson was branded by some as an “AA meeting in cleats” and wound up being one of the most despised athletes in Dallas.
(7) He had struggled throughout the game with the field conditions – switching his cleats at half-time in an effort to achieve some purchase on the frozen surface – and was fortunate to see two second-half efforts from Real Salt Lake rebound off the woodwork, but saved his best for the shoot-out.
(8) The players are in multiple layers and have a selection of cleats (boots) depending on how it all shakes out.
(9) Waterproof overshoes Cycling shoes with cleats are the best winter investment you can make.
(10) Undue fixation may be by 1-inch mud cleats, baseball spikes, or a modern wrestling mat.
(11) Injury rates were reduced by wearing shorter cleats and preseason conditioning.
(12) Alongside it were all the other tools of his trade: a helmet, shoulder pads, game pants and two sets of cleats – interchangeable depending on the weather and the condition of the field.
(13) No conclusion could be drawn about the protection afforded a player from the use of a mitt or cleats.
(14) The authors have studied the alterations in cleat-surface friction of AstroTurf associated with use and exposure.
(15) This can be diagnosed by a physiotherapist and corrected using a stack build-up kit (these are wedges that fit underneath the cleat), which are available from bike shops.
(16) The study was predicated upon the assumption that many knee injuries are torque-related and due to foot fixation, either by rigid cleating or by excessive traction between the shoe and playing surface.
(17) Three cleat types were studied on five year old turf and on an unused, unexposed turf sample of the same production batch.
(18) The most reckless – or dirtiest – might even use their cleats.
(19) The 24-h and 1-week tensile and shear adhesive bonds to enamel were studied by luting orthodontic lingual cleats with a standard film thickness to the orientated labial surfaces of extracted incisors and pulling them to failure.
(20) Here, cycling specialist Phil suggests some remedies for common complaints ... Knee pain There are many potential causes of knee pain: not enough float in the pedals; poorly positioned cleats; incorrect saddle position.
Traction
Definition:
(n.) The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle.
(n.) Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a plane by motive power, as the drawing of a carriage by men or horses, the towing of a boat by a tug.
(n.) Attraction; a drawing toward.
(n.) The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, or the like.
Example Sentences:
(1) After 3-5 days of side-arm traction, swelling had usually diminished sufficiently to allow the elbow to be safely hyperflexed to stabilize the fracture after elective closed reduction.
(2) The effects exerted on the cervical spine by a traction of 150 N was studied by means of an improved radiographic technique.
(3) The tractional resistance carried out on the laminate fronts where a treatment of only silane and resin of connection was applied, was greater where the treatment of silane was employed.
(4) Although the entire cohort of neck patients, regardless of group assignment, improved significantly on all the outcome variables over the 6-week period, patients receiving intermittent traction performed significantly better than those assigned to the no traction group in terms of pain (P = 0.03), forward flexion (P = 0.01), right rotation (P = 0.004) and left rotation (P = 0.05).
(5) In a group of 35 patients with cervical painful syndromes due to degenerative changes the authors applied traction treatment together with pharmacological agents.
(6) To avoid the complications attributable to the cervical spine, we recommend roentgenographic examination in all neurofibromatosis patients who are about to have general anesthesia or skull traction for treatment of scoliosis.
(7) Traction spurs with segmental hypermobility were found more commonly at the L4-5 level in patients whose spines were not fused, particularly women.
(8) Eight macerated human child skulls with a dental age of approximately 9.5 years (mixed dentition) were consecutively subjected to an experimental standardized high-pull headgear traction system attached to the maxilla at the first permanent molar area via an immovable acrylic resin splint covering all teeth.
(9) Kirschner improved the wire traction procedure decisevely.
(10) The pair arrived back in the office shortly before 6pm, as reports that the incident was a terrorist attack began to gain traction.
(11) The procedure consists of a Kirschner wire used as the means of traction on the remaining soft tissue of the lower lip, using the upper teeth or pyriform aperture bone as remote fixed points for tissue traction.
(12) Normal neck-shaft angle accounted to 53.1% in the traction group.
(13) Most arteries follow a straight course because they are stretched by longitudinal traction.
(14) Postoperatively, the patient is placed in traction for a time and then is allowed to walk with non-weight-bearing.
(15) It was also recorded that patients with edematous fibroplastic process in the central zone accompanied by vitreoretinal tractions often develop equatorial dystrophies, this being a risk factor of retinal detachment.
(16) Peroneal nerve traction does not result in abnormalities of the dorsalis pedis pulse, pain on passive muscle stretch or a tense anterior tibial compartment.
(17) It is concluded that the coefficient of limiting friction obtained during full-sole contact with the floor is a suitable means of distinguishing between tractional qualities of shoes.
(18) Patients with a femoral neck fracture often undergo skeletal traction until surgery.
(19) Retinal traction can be counteracted by the oil up to a calculated threshold value, depending on the size and shape of the tear, the strength of the surface tension and, most importantly, the distance between the retina and choroid.
(20) An area of translucence around a dense zone, appearing more clearly with traction, is suspicious.