(v. i.) To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities.
(v. t.) To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show the differences between, or the comparative excellences and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past.
(v. t.) To give greater effect to, as to a figure or other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition to another figure or object.
(n.) The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities.
(n.) Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities; unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison.
(n.) The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc., which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each other's peculiarities.
Example Sentences:
(1) In contrast, DNA polymerase alpha, the enzyme involved in chromosomal DNA replication, was relatively insensitive to CA1.
(2) In contrast, arteries which were exposed to CO showed a higher uptake of cholesterol as compared to their corresponding control.
(3) In contrast, resting cells of strain CHA750 produced five times less IAA in a buffer (pH 6.0) containing 1 mM-L-tryptophan than did resting cells of the wild-type, illustrating the major contribution of TSO to IAA synthesis under these conditions.
(4) In contrast to previous reports, these tumours were more malignant than osteosarcomas and showed a five-year survival rate of only 4-2 per cent.
(5) Multiple overlapping thin 3D slab acquisition is presented as a magnitude contrast (time of flight) technique which combines advantages from multiple thin slice 2D and direct 3D volume acquisitions to obtain high-resolution cross-sectional images of vessel detail.
(6) Among the migrants from the regions with contrasting climatic conditions.
(7) In contrast, the effects of deltamethrin and cypermethrin promote transmitter release by a Na+ dependent process.
(8) In contrast to L2 and L3 in L1 the mid gut runs down in a straight line without any looping.
(9) The use of glucagon in double-contrast studies of the colon has been recommended for various reasons, one of which is to facilitate reflux of barium into the terminal ileum.
(10) To determine the accuracy of double-contrast arthrography in complete rotator cuff tears, we studied 805 patients thought to have a complete rotator cuff tear who had undergone double-contrast shoulder arthrography (DCSA) between 1978 and 1983.
(11) High levels of spirochetes also were detected in diseased sites with phase-contrast microscopy.
(12) TR was classified as follows: severe (massive systolic opacification and persistence of the microbubbles in the IVC for at least 20 seconds); moderate (moderate systolic opacification lasting less than 20 seconds); mild (slight systolic opacification lasting less than 10 seconds); insignificant TR (sporadic appearance of the contrast medium into the IVC).
(13) In contrast, HEL antigen requires metabolically active cells for both of these processes.
(14) In contrast, idiopathic GH deficient girls have an onset of puberty and PHV nearer to a normal chronological age and at an early bone age.
(15) In contrast, human breast milk contained substantially increased levels of immunoreactive PTHrP.
(16) In contrast, in those subjects with chronic non-migrainous headache, the administration of piribedil had no effect.
(17) In contrast with oligodendrocytes, [Cl-]i in astrocytes is significantly increased (from 20 to 40 mM) above the equilibrium distribution owing to the activity of an inward directed Cl- pump; this suggests a different mechanism of K+ uptake in these cells.
(18) In contrast, the ryanodine receptor is observed in dendritic shafts, but not in the spines.
(19) In contrast sham-hemodialysis in group CA and group PS, respectively, did not result in significant increases in amino acid efflux from the leg implying that the protein catabolic effect of blood membrane contact depends on the chemical properties of dialysis membranes.
(20) In contrast, the association of serum cholesterol with mortality due to causes other than coronary heart disease changed during follow-up (interaction of cholesterol with follow-up period: p = 0.004).
Loud
Definition:
(superl.) Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.
(superl.) Clamorous; boisterous.
(superl.) Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort.
(superl.) Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a loud style of dress; loud colors.
(adv.) With loudness; loudly.
Example Sentences:
(1) External phonocardiography performed at the time of cardiac catheterization revealed that this loud midsystolic click disappeared whenever a catheter was positioned across the mitral valve.
(2) One-nation prime ministers like Cameron found the libertarians useful for voting against taxation; inconvenient when they got too loud about heavy-handed government.
(3) This was followed by loud applause for Gündogan and De Bruyne, when each was later taken off.
(4) "I was eight in 1983, but I remember a plane that flew low over our Bulawayo suburb and army loud-hailers screaming: 'You are surrounded.'
(5) Clinical measurements of the loudness discomfort level (LDL) are generally performed while the subject listens to a particular stimulus presented from an audiometer through headphones (AUD-HP).
(6) From a set of tones that varied only in intensity, it was possible to calculate the growth of loudness with intensity for the budgerigar.
(7) The footballer said the noise of the engine was too loud to hear if Cameron snored but his night "wasn't the best".
(8) To produce intramodal arousal, normal subjects also had EEG recordings made during the random sounding of a loud bell.
(9) The vocalight lights up a variable number of light-emitting diodes depending upon the loudness of sounds received at a hydrophone within the suction cup.
(10) At one point, shortly after Suárez had given them a 3-0 lead, a loud cry had gone up from the Liverpool end of "We're going to win the league".
(11) Oestrous and dioestrous rats were observed during the initial 2 min of open-field exposure, and after a loud bell had sounded.
(12) We are not doing it as loudly, we're not embracing it quite as much, but the fact of the matter is we do need a much more stimulative fiscal policy."
(13) And a woman in front of me said: “They are calling for Fox.” I didn’t know which booth to go to, then suddenly there was a man in front of me, heaving with weaponry, standing with his legs apart yelling: “No, not there, here!” I apologised politely and said I’d been buried in my book and he said: “What do you expect me to do, stand here while you finish it?” – very loudly and with shocking insolence.
(14) Voice control, a punishment technique based on loud commands, has been used widely in pediatric dentistry.
(15) Witnesses reported hearing a loud bang coming from the area, which is also close to the Belfast city centre's prime retail centre and the city's courts, hours after a security alert was declared after 9pm.
(16) In this experiment, observers were asked to match the loudness of partially masked test-tone bursts in one ear by adjusting the level of unmasked bursts presented to the other ear.
(17) But the evidence from the nation at large is loud and clear.
(18) A loudness meter that combines the spectral shapes of different sounds to produce an overall perceived magnitude offers greater promise.
(19) More important, however, context simultaneously affected the degree of loudness integration as measured in terms of matching stimulus levels.
(20) He's been speaking loudly, then realising the other customers had begun to listen in to what he was saying, he lowers it again, before continuing: – There were military planes flying low over the forest.