What's the difference between construction and tectonic?

Construction


Definition:

  • (n.) The arrangement and connection of words in a sentence; syntactical arrangement.
  • (n.) The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning; understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense.
  • (n.) The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.
  • (n.) The form or manner of building or putting together the parts of anything; structure; arrangement.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This sling was constructed bu freeing the insertion of the pubococcygeus and the ileococcygeus muscles from the coccyx.
  • (2) Implications of the theory for hypothesis testing, theory construction, and scales of measurement are considered.
  • (3) A sperm whale myoglobin gene containing multiple unique restriction sites has been constructed in pUC 18 by sequential assembly of chemically synthesized oligonucleotide fragments.
  • (4) We have constructed retroviral vectors derived from the genome of avian erythroblastosis virus ES4 (AEV ES4).
  • (5) A total of 28 cell lines were selected for Geneticin - resistance and inoculated into the footpads of syngeneic animals following co-transfection with pSV2neo and genomic DNA, or transfection with plasmid constructs containing neo and the activated Ha-ras oncogene.
  • (6) The severity of injury in a gunshot wound is dependent on many factors, including the type of firearm; the velocity, mass, and construction of the bullet; and the structural properties of the tissues that are wounded.
  • (7) The plasmid pMucAMucB, constructed from the Haemophilus influenzae vector pDM2, and a similar plasmid, constructed from pBR322, increased the survival after UV irradiation of Escherichia coli AB1157 with the umu-36 mutation and also caused UV-induced mutation in the E. coli strain.
  • (8) C. parasitica mutant strains deficient in the production of endothiapepsin (eapA-) were constructed using a gene-replacement strategy.
  • (9) A relatively new method of estimating that date and constructing a corresponding Kaplan Meier curve is presented.
  • (10) Cells transfected with either the first or second construct and selected for the TK+ phenotype were then tested for TK induction after superinfection with HSV-1(F) delta 305, containing a deletion in the coding sequences of the TK gene, and viruses containing, in addition, a ts lesion in the alpha 4 regulatory protein (ts502 delta 305) or in the beta 8 major DNA-binding protein (tsHA1 delta 305).
  • (11) This structure could be constructed in intron 1 of tobacco rps12 gene.
  • (12) A method for constructing Ti plasmids bearing multiple copies of a sequence integrated in tandem is described.
  • (13) Models of the VMT nuclei were constructed to compare their size, shape and disposition across species.
  • (14) Analysis of Alu repeat polymorphism should be useful in construction of a high-resolution map and also in identifying genotypes of individuals for clinical and other purposes because the repeats are ubiquitous and the technique for their detection is simple.
  • (15) The secretary of state should work constructively with frontline staff and managers rather than adversarially and commit to no administrative reorganisation.” Dr Jennifer Dixon, chief executive, Health Foundation “It will be crucial that the next government maintains a stable and certain environment in the NHS that enables clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to continue to transform care and improve health outcomes for their local populations.
  • (16) During sixty-six months, 145 Kock pouches were constructed: 79 for continent cutaneous diversion (44 men, 35 women), 54 bladder replacements by men, 12 ileo-rectal diversions (10 women, 2 men).
  • (17) With the use of these proteins as markers, phenotypes could be constructed that distinguished unstimulated, LPS-treated, primed, and fully activated macrophages.
  • (18) The construction and use of a simple and inexpensive vacuum cassette for this purpose is described.
  • (19) A library of Zymomonas mobilis genomic DNA was constructed in the broad-host-range cosmid pLAFR1.
  • (20) Alternatives for the selection of substantive clinical attributes, the overall structural format into which categories are organized, and construction procedures used in developing a psychopathologic taxonomy are elaborated, as are a number of criteria for evaluating the taxonomy's utility and efficacy.

Tectonic


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to building or construction; architectural.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Either this is proof that cooking is the only human activity that has no politics, or it will come to be seen as the first move in a tectonic realignment of social democracy.
  • (2) Although earthquakes are mainly concentrated in zones close to boundaries of tectonic plates of the Earth's lithosphere, infrequent events away from the main seismic regions can cause major disasters.
  • (3) "A network of fault lines radiate away from the main fault that separates tectonic plates.
  • (4) Endemic patterns of distribution within China relate to the well-known tectonic (basinal or platformal) regions.
  • (5) The second case required surgical intervention to provide tectonic support, but the infection resolved with antibiotic therapy.
  • (6) These results were interpreted as further support for the hypothesis that most anomalous (terrain-related) luminous phenomena are generated by factors associated with tectonic strain.
  • (7) Luminous phenomena and anomalous physical forces have been hypothesized to be generated by focal tectonic strain fields that precede earthquakes.
  • (8) This is a tectonic geopolitical shift in eastern Europe .” As a Black Sea littoral country invaded and partitioned by Russia in 2008, Georgia is closely following events in Crimea, Ukraine’s Russian-majority region and base for the Kremlin’s Mediterranean fleet.
  • (9) Zakrzewski said the world is in the midst of a "tectonic shift" that will see Asia overtake Europe in terms of total wealth within five years.
  • (10) As to the specific cause of the earthquake, it was triggered by the India tectonic plate, which is moving northwards at the rate of 5cm a year into central Asia.
  • (11) We report on 17 eyes of 14 patients with PUK that required tectonic keratoplasty because of progressive ulceration.
  • (12) In the case reported the tectonic keratoplasty healed up without any complications.
  • (13) A night when English football’s tectonic plates shifted.
  • (14) I guarantee that I would carry out any order, will solve any problem for him no matter how hard it is and how much it might cost me!” All of this has led many to see an epic power struggle behind the scenes, but the former Kremlin insider was dismissive of talk of a shift in the tectonic plates under the Kremlin: “I wouldn’t worry about it too much.
  • (15) Epikeratophakia provides a permanent optical correction for aphakia in children with congenital or traumatic cataracts; suturing the epikeratophakia graft onto the cornea eliminates the problems of contact lens or spectacle non-compliance in these young and generally uncooperative patients and provides tectonic support to scarred and irregular corneas.
  • (16) They are geochemical profiles, geomagnetic variations, and tectonic stresses.
  • (17) An unrelenting Russian and Syrian blitz of eastern Aleppo heavily damaged one of the city’s three remaining hospitals on Saturday, as Moscow warned that any American attempts to stop its assault would lead to “frightening tectonic shifts in the Middle East”.
  • (18) The 72 eyes were placed in five categories according to the surgical procedures performed: (a) 20 eyes with a penetrating keratoplasty as the only intraocular operation; (b) nine eyes with two or more penetrating keratoplasties; (c) 29 eyes with one or more keratoplasties with other procedures performed at the same time or another time; (d) nine eyes with lamellar keratoplasties; (e) five eyes with tectonic keratoplasties.
  • (19) To our knowledge, this is the first case of tectonic keratoprosthesis using expanded PTFE as a supporting skirt in humans.
  • (20) Penetrating keratoplasty was performed in three eyes, eccentric keratoplasty in one, a penetrating mini-keratoplasty in four, and a tectonic sclerokeratoplasty in three.