(n.) A part corresponding to another part; anything which answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate; a facsimile.
(n.) One of two corresponding copies of an instrument; a duplicate.
(n.) A person who closely resembles another.
(n.) A thing may be applied to another thing so as to fit perfectly, as a seal to its impression; hence, a thing which is adapted to another thing, or which supplements it; that which serves to complete or complement anything; hence, a person or thing having qualities lacking in another; an opposite.
Example Sentences:
(1) (E)-5-(2-Bromovinyl)uridine (BVUrd), the riboside counterpart of (E)-5-(2-bromovinyl)-2'-deoxyuridine (BVdUrd), effected a dose-dependent inhibition of viral progeny formation and viral DNA synthesis in herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1, strain KOS)-infected human (E6SM) diploid fibroblast cells.
(2) Combinations of YM534 with other anti-cancer agents were examined to ascertain whether YM534 potentiated other anti-cancer agents against the KB cell line and its multidrug-resistant counterpart, VJ-300.
(3) In comparison with native counterparts, the in vitro-formed LDL2 and HDL + VHDL were characterized by lower levels of triglyceride and cholesterol ester and higher levels of free cholesterol and lipid phosphorus.
(4) Israel’s president has told his Mexican counterpart that he was “sorry for the hurt” over a tweet in which the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, appeared to praise Donald Trump’s plans to build a wall on the US-Mexican border.
(5) In the UK the twin threat of Ukip and the BNP tap into similar veins of discontent as their counterparts across the English channel.
(6) How can the interaction between theoretical neuroscientists and their experimental counterparts be improved?
(7) Based on these characteristics, we tentatively ascribe this activity to hepatic very low density lipoprotein, the serum counterpart of which is known to express many immunoregulatory properties.
(8) The first stop in this arid place of poor farms and orchards clinging to the dry soil is Rafah, cut off by the border from its Palestinian counterpart.
(9) Obama is expected to offer personal condolences to his counterpart Park Geun-Hye over the tragedy, but the South's unpredictable northern neighbour is set to dominate the agenda.
(10) Both normal precursors and their leukemic counterparts showed adhesion to marrow stroma and fibroblasts.
(11) Check out the latest bill from Russia's parliament, the Duma: its aim is to ban the "unnecessary" usage of foreign words (in cases where there is a pre-existing Russian counterpart).
(12) Lymphoid tumors of a given lineage exhibit a spectrum of phenotypes from clones whose features overlap extensively with their normal counterparts to clones whose features are not obviously represented in normal lymphoid populations.
(13) A definition of AUL and a system for its classification are proposed on the basis of the current state of knowledge about phenotypic features of AUL cells and their clonal counterparts that exist during early stages of normal hematopoiesis.
(14) DNA sequence analysis of 200 bp of the cloned fragment demonstrated an open reading frame showing 51% predicted amino acid identity between the putative C. albicans EF-3 gene and its S. cerevisiae counterpart over the encoded 65-amino-acid stretch.
(15) Multivariate analyses showed some significant post-programme attitudinal changes, with the older volunteers differing in some aspects from their younger counterparts.
(16) This syncitium-like arrangement is interpreted as the morphological counterpart of a possibly synchronized function of these cells.
(17) Transient peripheral vasomotor constriction and heart rate increases were initiated within an 8- to 12-sec period following target detection with the predictable schedule, with subjects evincing greater responsivity than their nonpredictable schedule counterparts.
(18) Antibody inhibition studies revealed that the high affinity receptors remaining after protease treatment and their low affinity counterparts both utilized the same ligand-binding component.
(19) Her behaviour with her European counterparts mirrored her treatment of the Tory grandees.
(20) "When the correct tests are done, GM products are as safe as their non-GM counterparts," said Walport.
Countersign
Definition:
(v. t.) To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing); hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or superior, in order to attest the authenticity of a writing.
(a.) The signature of a secretary or other officer to a writing signed by a principal or superior, to attest its authenticity.
(a.) A private signal, word, or phrase, which must be given in order to pass a sentry; a watchword.
Example Sentences:
(1) The applicant I had countersigned for had visited a GP surgery where she began talking to another patient who was there for a GP's signature on an application, for a fee of £20.
(2) The content of the explanation should be written and countersigned by the patient.
(3) Clearly in most cases the doctor does no more than countersign the patient's declaration of his fitness or not to work.
(4) My application was reviewed and countersigned by the HMRC chief executive.” He adds it was “HMRC’s chairman who took an interest in the work of the Enforcement and Compliance directorate.
(5) Jane Duffield-Bish Norwich • Fifteen years ago, as a police constable, I countersigned a passport application for a resident.
(6) I signed it; the cardinal camerlengo [chamberlain] countersigned it; and then, on the balcony, there was the Habemus Papam [announcement of a new pope].
(7) The seven passenger manifests, countersigned by travel agents in Mosul, Iraq, and Raqqa, Syria , suggest there was a period of formalised passage on the Syrian side of the border.
(8) Speakers from the Islah party, members of which countersigned the deal in Riyadh on Wednesday, were forced to flee for cover in Change Square after a group of youth activists launched a co-ordinated attack on the main stage, pelting it with stones, eggs and plastic bottles and shouting: "Our stage, our revolution, down with the opposition!"
(9) Misinterpretations were identified by staff radiologists, who checked all examinations and countersigned the reports.