(superl.) Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
(superl.) Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.
(v. t.) To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse.
(v. t.) To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
(v. i.) To grow dim.
Example Sentences:
(1) The birds were maintained at a constant temperature in, dim green light.
(2) There was good agreement between the survival of normally oxygenated cells in culture and bright cells from tumors and between hypoxic cells in culture and dim cells from tumors over a radiation dosage range of 2-5 Gray.
(3) The frequencies of the various anaphase patterns of bright and dim centromere regions were binomially distributed, indicating random distribution of chromatids with respect to the age of their DNA templates.
(4) It will be of particular importance to determine the amount and proportions of lymphokines secreted by T lymphocytes within the mucosal microenvironment, since properties of cells in the peripheral blood or even bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid are likely to reflect only dimly those of cells at this site.
(5) She walks past stack after stack of books kept behind metal cages, the shelves barely visible in the dim light from the frosted-glass windows.
(6) If Summer had had a hard time singing Love To Love You (only when Moroder cleared the studio and dimmed the lights did she finally capture the voluptuous feel she was after), listening to the thing presented an even stiffer test.
(7) In this study, the problem of masking was minimized by measuring the timing of melatonin production under dim light conditions.
(8) 1,4-Dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-mannitol (DIM) was synthesized chemically from benzyl-alpha-D-mannopyranoside [Fleet et al (1984) J. Chem.
(9) A circadian rhythm of nociception was displayed by hamsters maintained for 30 days in constant dim light.
(10) The superior fascicle is whitish, dimmed and frequently thinner than the others and was classified under 4 patterns, according to its insertion.
(11) Concert posters that play music when you touch them have been discussed, while an artist has mixed the paint with oil in a lamp so that when the lamp is tilted, the light dims.
(12) Yet its outrage dims when the models – the same models who appear in the usual shows, mind – are walking on the runway in underwear as opposed to haute couture.
(13) In Moscow, the Russian foreign ministry took a dim view of this Guardian report on the Balkan events.
(14) A method for determining the spectral sensitivity of the different color mechanisms of the human eye uses the pattern of color names applied to small, brief, dim, monochromatic flashes.
(15) Individuals complaining of disturbed sleep that was verified by polysomnographic indices (objective DIMS) and a group with complaints of disturbed sleep in the absence of objective findings (subjective DIMS) were compared with normal sleepers.
(16) The pupillary response to 50 microliter of pilocarpine 0.0625% in darkness, dim light, and bright light was measured photographically in 15 healthy adults.
(17) Sandwood Bay in Scotland Photograph: Alamy Am Buachaille, a rocky sea stack, stood guard-like to one side, the giant grey slabs which cut into the sea were bathed in frothing waves, and the dim glow of the Cape Wrath lighthouse sent out a muted white beam beyond the cliffs to my right.
(18) Women generally reported a significantly higher prevalence of both disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep (DIMS) and nightmares (NM)(p less than .001).
(19) Experimental conditions were as similar as possible to those used in a separate study in which psychophysical absolute thresholds were measured: large, dim, monochromatic spots 1 sec in duration were projected close to the right eye of alert, self-respiring goldfish.
(20) An extended source gives a dim erect image in the tract region that may come from the pattern of illumination radiating from the cut ends of the tracts.
Dom
Definition:
(n.) A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and some monastic orders. See Don, and Dan.
(n.) In Portugal and Brazil, the title given to a member of the higher classes.
Example Sentences:
(1) Taken together with our previous studies showing that MDMA substitutes for the phenylisopropylamine stimulant (+)amphetamine, but that neither MDE nor N-OH MDA substitute for (+)amphetamine or for the phenylisopropylamine hallucinogen 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylphenyl)-2-aminopropane (DOM), the present results [i.e., MDMA-stimulus generalization to MDE, N-OH MDA, but not to (+)amphetamine] suggest that 1) MDMA produces effects other than those that may be considered amphetamine-like, and 2) MDE and N-OH MDA are MDMA-like agents with even less of an amphetamine-like component of action than MDMA itself.
(2) Farage previously appeared in an alcohol-fuelled Gogglebox special on Channel 4, with “posh couple” Steph and Dom Parker.
(3) But 30 minutes before takeoff on our private jet – like a top-end Lexus limo with wings – actress Rosamund Pike has heroically stepped in for the year's hot meal ticket: an El Bulli supper, pitch perfect for a selection of rare champagne, devised by Adrià with Richard Geoffroy, Dom Pérignon's effervescent chef de cave.
(4) The biggest gain for most non-doms is the allowance for tax-free offshore capital growth.
(5) Long pauses were found with LSD-25, 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine (DOM) and mescaline.
(6) The most behaviorally potent analogues examined, DOB, DOM, and 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine, were found to possess rather high affirmities (pA2 = 7.35, 7.12, and 7.08, respectively) for the 5-HT receptors of the model system.
(7) Non-doms could no longer pretend to live in Monaco while living in the UK for four working days a week.
(8) In a statement published shortly before the disclosure of material as a result of freedom of information requests, Ashcroft indicated he would relinquish his non-dom status in line with new Tory policy to remain in the Lords.
(9) In conclusion, enhanced avoidance of novel and central areas appears to be a valid indicator of hallucinogenic activity since LSD, DMT, and DOM all share this property.
(10) Dom's being very hard on himself - he couldn't write spurious nonsense if he tried.
(11) She has written books on how to be a success and hosts Dom-2 , the longest-running reality show in the world, which has been memorably described as the worst thing to hit Russian culture since the Mongols.
(12) 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine (DOM, "STP") is a potent hallucinogen, proposed to be a serotonin receptor agonist.
(13) With the Dynamo winning three of their last four, that scenario was becoming more likely, though disciples of the Church of Dom were given reason for pause on Saturday.
(14) Where to eat Dom Sancho restaurant, an hour away in the hill village of Sortelha, (Rua do Corro, +351 271 388 267) is renowned for its regional food.
(15) The effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methyl-amphetamine (DOM) on the Ca2+ influx in the ovine uterine artery in late pregnancy have been studied by measuring 45Ca2+ uptake.
(16) The order of potency of these agonists was determined to be DOM greater than 5-HT greater than or equal to alpha-methyl-5-HT much greater than 8-hydroxy-dipropylaminotetralin (8-OH-DPAT) greater than 2-methyl-5-HT greater than 1-(3-chlorophenyl) piperazine (mCPP) greater than m-trifluoromethyl-phenylpiperazine (TFMPP).
(17) The efflux for the initial samples was increased as with the DOM control, but the 6-hydroxydopa pretreatment attuated the DOM-induced efflux for the later samples.
(18) Lord Paul, a Labour donor, rather gave the game away when he said he dropped his non-dom status only when told it stopped him being a lord.
(19) 7.40pm BST If you were wondering why Seagulls no like Eagles and vice versa And why Dom the Glazier put the word 'rival' in quotation marks, here is my colleague Simon Burton's investigation .
(20) The peak PRL response to DOM occurred 15 min after injection.