(n.) That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
(n.) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
(n.) An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See Cognizance.
(n.) Improperly, an heraldic bearing.
(n.) Anything fancifully conceived.
(n.) A spectacle or show.
(n.) Opinion; decision.
Example Sentences:
(1) Thirty-two patients (10 male, 22 female; age 37-82 years) undergoing maintenance haemodialysis or haemofiltration were studied by means of Holter device capable of simultaneously analysing rhythm and ST-changes in three leads.
(2) The reason for the rise in Android's market share on both sides of the Atlantic is the increased number of devices that use the software.
(3) Core biopsy with computed tomography (CT) or ultrasound (US) guidance may be such an alternative, particularly when a spring-loaded firing device is used.
(4) Socially acceptable urinary control was achieved in 90 per cent of the 139 patients with active devices in place.
(5) Good fixation was obtained in 4 cases using Steffee's devices.
(6) The image was altered in the expected way, which means that the device is suitable for investigating the possibilities of different filters to improve the diagnostic ability.
(7) Streaming is shown to occur in water in the focused beams produced by a number of medical pulse-echo devices.
(8) A device allowing pressure to be applied to a local skin site where the skin blood flow is followed using laser Doppler flowmetry is described.
(9) While there has been almost no political reform during their terms of office, there have been several ambitious steps forward in terms of environmental policy: anti-desertification campaigns; tree planting; an environmental transparency law; adoption of carbon targets; eco-services compensation; eco accounting; caps on water; lower economic growth targets; the 12th Five-Year Plan; debate and increased monitoring of PM2.5 [fine particulate matter] and huge investments in eco-cities, "clean car" manufacturing, public transport, energy-saving devices and renewable technology.
(10) The Nd-Yag-Laser seems to be a useful device in transsphenoidal surgery due to its potent coagulation effect and comfortable handling.
(11) However, localizing a functional region with PET has been severely limited by the poor resolving properties of PET devices.
(12) The devices worked as well on postphlebitic legs as on normal ones.
(13) Ten patients have undergone abdominal proctocolectomy with the formation of an ileal reservoir anastomosed onto the anal canal using a stapling device.
(14) The lack of pedestrian crossing devices, crosswalks, or sidewalks, however, was not associated with an increased risk.
(15) He added that 45% of traffic to Local World's extensive portfolio of websites – 76 newspaper sites, 26 This is … sites and 400 hyper local sites – comes from mobile devices.
(16) The latter animals were raised in an automated feeding device (Autosow) with an artificial diet simulating the nutritional composition of sow milk.
(17) "Android’s gain came mainly at the expense of BlackBerry, which saw its global smartphone share dip from 4 percent to 1 percent in the past year due to a weak line-up of BB10 devices," said Strategy Analytics' senior analyst Scott Bicheno.
(18) The authors consider that this device increases safety during this potentially hazardous procedure by eliminating the flammable polyvinyl chloride endotracheal tube and cottonoid packings most frequently used during this procedure.
(19) A training device is used in conjunction with an exercise program to teach muscle control for retention of a mandibular denture.
(20) We also used an optical device to stabilize images of the real world upon the retina.
Turnstile
Definition:
(n.) A revolving frame in a footpath, preventing the passage of horses or cattle, but admitting that of persons; a turnpike. See Turnpike, n., 1.
(n.) A similar arrangement for registering the number of persons passing through a gateway, doorway, or the like.
Example Sentences:
(1) The turnstiles had been abandoned and you didn't even need a ticket, and there was rubble lying around everywhere.
(2) Inside there's a chatty column about a dilemma that irritates all New Yorkers – how to swipe your Metro card at the turnstiles of the subway.
(3) The company behind Alton Towers theme park, where 16 people were injured in a rollercoaster crash last month , has warned its annual profits are expected to be £26m lower than anticipated because fewer families have been arriving at turnstiles since the start of the peak summer holiday period.
(4) I’d been to Charlton once when I was little and I had to crawl under the turnstiles.
(5) For the $500,000 would not exist were it not for the pandas, consummate fundraisers capable of turning turnstiles at a terrific rate, shifting vast quantities of merchandise and attracting new money for conservation from sponsors keen to be seen in a benevolent light.
(6) Suddenly, the turnstiles opened, the pre-match music began and players were finally allowed on to the pitch to warm up ahead of a 4pm kick-off necessitated by the 45 minutes needed to filter spectators into their seats to watch Newcastle’s first win of the season as Leicester were beaten 1-0.
(7) Since its central station was designated a so-called refugee “turnstile” last September, more than 80,000 refugees have arrived in around 150 special trains via the Balkan route .
(8) At the station I went through the turnstile and stood on the platform until a train arrived.
(9) It’s all about him, this turnstile of people and cargo.
(10) The club argued that, like most professional teams, their count is different because it includes other entrances than the main turnstiles, as those entering via the official Fan Zone and those with premium tickets have a separate entryway.
(11) A statement issued inside the prison said: “Corridors and doorways leading from our landings into areas such as the canteen and yard have been replaced with obstacle courses of multiple turnstiles and steel doors.
(12) Going through the new turnstiles and emerging on to the track still cannot help but set off an internal soundtrack of Caliban’s Dream (the Underworld song that accompanied the lighting of the cauldron) and memories of Super Saturday and Usain Bolt .
(13) Shortly before the turnstiles were due to open for the planned 3pm kick-off against Leicester City it was noticed that the screen, pinned to a rather exposed glass and metal structure high in the north-east corner of the Leazes End, was flapping ominously in the gentle October breeze.
(14) His initiation to the old Victoria Ground was a working-class boy's classic epiphany, as JB Priestley famously described, of the turnstiles transporting him to "an altogether more splendid world".
(15) There was a near-crush in the ticket hall, only three turnstiles were working and the trains were sporadic.
(16) When Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff, attended the first test event earlier this month, the domestic media focused on the uneven flooring, a broken lift, turnstiles that failed to work and walls still under construction.
(17) Turnstiles, for example, were originally used in agriculture as a form of stile, allowing ramblers and farmers to access fields while keeping the sheep and cows in.
(18) The decision had been taken to open the turnstiles later than usual before the kick-off and, with many more people than normal turning up to be a part of a historic occasion, there were worrying levels of congestion outside the stadium.
(19) In light of Bolton's free buses the away support was flimsy but Megson last week praised price reductions at the Reebok "to help get people through the turnstiles".
(20) West Ham say there were technical issues with a number of turnstiles which led them to fail to open at the designated time of 6.15pm, specifically those adjacent to the media entrance just behind Green Street, but that virtually all of the gates did open at 6.15pm.