(a.) Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.
(n.) That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book.
(n.) Power of containing; capacity; extent; size.
(n.) Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents.
(a.) To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation; to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please.
(a.) To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.
(n.) Rest or quietness of the mind in one's present condition; freedom from discontent; satisfaction; contentment; moderate happiness.
(n.) Acquiescence without examination.
(n.) That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
(n.) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote; also, a member who votes "Content.".
Example Sentences:
(1) Standardization is possible after correction by the protein content of each individual section.
(2) One hour after direct mechanical cardiomassage (DMCM) a moderately pronounced edema of the intercellular spaces in the basal compartment of the seminiferous epithelium, normal content of lactate and succinate dehydrogenases, and a certain decrease in the activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenases and NAD- and NADP-diaphorases were noted.
(3) Spectrophotometric determination of the sulfhydryl content in the animal tissue before (control) and after using 6,6'-Dithiodinicotinic acid is applied.
(4) Although Jeggo's Chinese hamster ovary cells were more responsive to mAMSA, novo still abrogated mAMSA toxicity in the mutant cells as well as in the parental Chinese hamster ovary cells 2,4-Dinitrophenol acted similarly to novo with respect to mAMSA killing, but neither compound reduced the ATP content of V79 cells.
(5) The content of the cavities was not stained by any of the immunocytochemical reactions applied.
(6) However, decapitation did not eliminate the sex difference in the tissue content of P4 during control incubations.
(7) Content of cyclic nucleoside monophosphates was decreased in all the eye tissues in experimental toxico-allergic uveitis as well as penetration of cAMP into the fluid of anterior chamber of the eye.
(8) The ATP content of the cholinergic electromotor nerves of Torpedo marmorata has been measured.
(9) In addition to the changes associated with blood group A, we also found a decrease in sugar content, alterations in other antigens, and changes in the levels of several glycosyltransferases in cancerous tissues.
(10) Past imaging techniques shown in the courtroom have made the conventional rules of evidence more difficult because of the different informational content and format required for presentation of these data.
(11) Arteries treated with atrial natriuretic peptide showed no alterations in relaxation or cGMP content after incubation with pertussis toxin.
(12) A chronic cannulation procedure is described which allows for sampling vomeronasal organ (VNO) contents repeatedly in freely moving conscious subjects.
(13) There was however no difference in the cross-sectional studies and no significant deleterious effect detected of tobacco use on forearm bone mineral content.
(14) The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that the decreased Epi response following ET was due to 1) depletion of adrenal Epi content such that adrenomedullary stimulation would not release Epi, 2) decreased Epi release with direct stimulation, i.e., desensitization of release, or 3) decreased afferent signals generated by ET itself.
(15) The intensity of the type III specific peptide bands correlates with the type III content of the samples.
(16) Stimulation of atrial H1-receptors is suggested to directly cause an increase in Ca-channel conductance independent of intracellular cAMP content.
(17) "With hyperspectral imaging, you can tell the chemical content of a cake just by taking a photo of it.
(18) We assessed changes in brain water content, as reflected by changes in tissue density, during the early recirculation period following severe forebrain ischemia.
(19) 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.
(20) The aim of this study was to describe the contents of daily reports in two homes for the aged.
Lightning
Definition:
(n.) A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere constitutes thunder.
(n.) The act of making bright, or the state of being made bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental powers.
(vb. n.) Lightening.
Example Sentences:
(1) The territory’s chief executive Leung Chun-ying, has become a lightning rod for the protesters’ anger .
(2) Last week Isis bulldozed the ancient city of Nimrud , also near Mosul, which the militant group conquered in a lightning advance last summer.
(3) We went on holiday to Cyprus and the plane got hit by lightning.
(4) The subjective signs of the syndrome are floating 'moths', photopsias presenting as a 'lateral lightning', sudden appearance of a central macula (central positive scotoma).
(5) We are told the thunder and lightning made it impossible for the engineers to position the control room barge, thus delaying the operation.
(6) Financial Services Authority chief executive Hector Sants described bonuses as the "lightning rod" of the public's lack of trust in bankers.
(7) The literature relating to the neurology of lightning strike is briefly reviewed.
(8) One instance occurred while the victim was using the telephone; the other victim received a direct lightning strike to the head.
(9) These teams open up with five goals, three of which came at lightning speed.
(10) There are various reasons some musicians don't like Spotify, although the company is something of a lightning rod for criticism of all streaming services.
(11) Bruce, who believes Sessègnon could help to plug the gap left by striker Darren Bent, said: "Stéphane can play on the left, on the right, through the middle – he's lightning quick and he's a match-winner.
(12) Although uncommon, symptoms of lightning-like electric sensations spreading into both arms, down the dorsal spine, and into both legs on neck flexion following head and neck irradiation, causes great concern in both the patient and the physician.
(13) A variety of electrocardiographic changes have been documented previously in association with lightning injury; however, the changes in this patient have not previously been reported.
(14) He again complained of severe lightning pain after the successful spinal anesthesia with the same anesthetic solution.
(15) Jamie Vardy started to score the goals that his lightning speed of foot and monstrous effort promised he might.
(16) Cameron can't stab Nick in the back over AV and keep using him as an all-purpose lightning conductor."
(17) The importance of electrophysiological and CT scan examination in the diagnosis and etiology of abnormalities caused in the eye by lightning is emphasized.
(18) As well as many Assyrians, thousands of Iraqi Chaldeans have also fled to Lebanon since Isis took control of Mosul in a lightning offensive last summer.
(19) A case is described in which the patient had been struck by lightning, with involvement of one eye and the visual pathways.
(20) Emergency physicians and staff are usually the first to evaluate and manage victims of lightning strikes.