What's the difference between disk and slot?

Disk


Definition:

  • (n.) A discus; a quoit.
  • (n.) A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper.
  • (n.) The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen projected of the heavens.
  • (n.) A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc.
  • (n.) The whole surface of a leaf.
  • (n.) The central part of a radiate compound flower, as in sunflower.
  • (n.) A part of the receptacle enlarged or expanded under, or around, or even on top of, the pistil.
  • (n.) The anterior surface or oral area of coelenterate animals, as of sea anemones.
  • (n.) The lower side of the body of some invertebrates, especially when used for locomotion, when it is often called a creeping disk.
  • (n.) In owls, the space around the eyes.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) These findings suggest that clonidine transdermal disks lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients, but produce local skin lesions and general side effects.
  • (2) These observations suggest that the liver secretes disk-shaped lipid bilayer particles which represent both the nascent form of high density lipoproteins and preferred substrate for lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase.
  • (3) Opsin becomes incorporated into the disk membrane by a process of membrane expansion and fusion to form the flattened disks of the outer segment.
  • (4) Somatic and functional antigens of Dictyocaulus filaria were comparatively studied by means of disk electrophoresis.
  • (5) We performed a prospective study on 68 eyes of 68 patients to compare the vertical cup-disk ratio obtained with the video-ophthalmograph to that obtained with manual analysis of black-and-white stereoscopic photographs.
  • (6) Visible light activates a large guanosine cyclic 3',5'-phosphate (cGMP)- and phosphodiesterase (PDE)-dependent infrared light-scattering change in suspensions of photoreceptor disk membranes.
  • (7) Three disks of different sizes (10, 25, and 45 mm in diameter) were attached to the edge of the baresthesiometer, and pressures of 1, 3 and 5 kg were applied to the 10 mm disk, and 1, 3, 5, and 7 kg to the other disks.
  • (8) The hemolytic characteristics of 14 different polydimethyl-siloxane materials were studied, using a rotating disk device to shear whole human blood for 6000 sec.
  • (9) These optic disk anomalies occurred bilaterally with some inter- and intra-individual variable expressivity.
  • (10) This is the first reported case, to the best of my knowledge, of disk neovascularization occurring after intravenously injected, crushed, unfiltered, methylphenidate HCl tablets.
  • (11) We have investigated the relationship between rhodopsin photochemical function and the retinal rod outer segment (ROS) disk membrane lipid composition using flash photolysis techniques.
  • (12) We found that the Na-Ca exchanger is distributed throughout all membranes in contact with the extracellular space, including the sarcolemma, the transverse tubules (T-tubules), and the intercalated disks.
  • (13) The minimal inhibitory concentration of netilmicin determined by the agar dilution method was correlated with the disk diffusion zone of inhibition against 322 clinical isolates.
  • (14) The initiation step consisting of the binding of RNA with the 36S disk of protein was easily accomplished.
  • (15) The state of the intervertebral disks, intervertebral joints and cerebrospinal canal in degenerative vertebral diseases was assessed.
  • (16) It is concluded that although a rapid automated system for antibiotic sensitivity testing is desirable, the conventional disk agar diffusion method is easier to perform, more reliable, and a less expensive procedure for antibiotic sensitivity determination.
  • (17) The diagnostic accuracy of CT in cases of lumbar disk prolapse was investigated on the basis of a group of 158 of our own patients who were divided into three separate groups.
  • (18) Disk position was assessed inaccurately in either plane in patients with severe degenerative joint disease.
  • (19) Based on the morphology and magnetic anisotropy of the rod outer segment, the major phospholipid peak is attributed to the flat part of the disk membranes while the phospholipids of the plasma membrane are thought to contribute only to the minor peak.
  • (20) QC range for H. Influenzae ATCC 49247 were established using multiple HTM agar and broth base lots, three disk lots for each drug, and a number of test replicates consistent with the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards M23-T guideline.

Slot


Definition:

  • (n.) A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat.
  • (n.) A bolt or bar for fastening a door.
  • (n.) A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.
  • (v. t.) To shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door.
  • (n.) The track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) • Gone Girl picked for opening slot at New York film festival • We predict how Venice, Toronto and Telluride will split the 2014 world premieres
  • (2) When Question Time was moved to an earlier 9pm slot in May during the MPs' expenses scandal, a panel including Martin Bell, Ben Bradshaw and William Hague had 3.7 million viewers and a 17% share.
  • (3) McCall and her ad director, Stuart Taylor, have also managed to offer 'page dominance' to all but the smallest potential advertisers, meaning that big ads will not be diluted down by having smaller slots alongside them.
  • (4) DNA is isolated from synchronized populations of G1 and S phase cells, it is slot-blotted at the same DNA concentration(s) for each population, and it is hybridized with 32P-labeled DNA probes that are specific to the regions of interest.
  • (5) The final episode of I Own Britain's Best Home drew 400,000 and 2% for Five in the same time slot.
  • (6) Experiments were performed to measure velocities in front of six slot hoods.
  • (7) The issue was first raised by BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow and brought to the attention of the then BBC Vision director Jana Bennett – number two to BBC director general Mark Thompson – after the sitcom, which was planned for a post-9pm watershed slot, was moved to pre-watershed.
  • (8) Leroy Sané, a substitute, slotted in seamlessly on his debut.
  • (9) Standard gels, 200 mm wide with 20 sample slots have also been used.
  • (10) Findley darts round him and slots him beneath the advancing Ricketts.
  • (11) 27 August, 8pm Will Self The nearest the book festival circuit has to a rock star has three slots.
  • (12) The gastric factors controlling abundance of mRNA encoding the important neuropeptide, gastrin releasing peptide (GRP) in rat stomach, were examined by Northern and slot blot analysis.
  • (13) A complete 0.018-inch slot straight-wire appliance was used to align the teeth, close lower spaces, and detail the occlusion.
  • (14) It seemed that a gust of wind had dislodged part of the screen’s moorings leaving the visiting Leicester party, who had to negotiate a new take-off slot for their post-match flight back to East Midlands, looking unimpressed when they ventured to the touchline.
  • (15) FISH results on primary tumors were concordant with slot blot results on amplification and with immunohistochemical detection of overexpression.
  • (16) Eggs of southern corn rootworm (Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber) were subjected to electromagnetic energy at 2.45 GHz in slotted waveguide applicators to determine ovicidal threshold levels.
  • (17) When incubated with alpha-32P-labeled ribonucleoside triphosphates in vitro, nuclei isolated from haploid or diploid cells transcribed rRNA, tRNA, and mRNAs in a strand-specific manner, as shown by slot blot hybridization of the in vitro synthesized RNA to cloned genes encoding 5.8S, 18S and 28S rRNAs, tRNATyr, and GAL7, URA3, TY1 and HIS3 mRNAs.
  • (18) Herein, we describe the procedures for preparation and labeling of DNA probes and the principles that regulate dot, slot and Southern blot hybridization.
  • (19) It was considerably — and predictably — up on the audience who used to watch Norton in his old 10pm slot on BBC2, when it was typically watched by between 1 million and 1.5 million viewers.
  • (20) BBC1 slipped to second place in the slot behind a repeat of Martin Clunes drama Doc Martin, with 3.6 million viewers and an 18% share between 9pm and 11pm.