(n.) The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.
(n.) That which divides or keeps apart; a partition.
(n.) The portion separated by the divining of a mass or body; a distinct segment or section.
(n.) Disunion; difference in opinion or feeling; discord; variance; alienation.
(n.) Difference of condition; state of distinction; distinction; contrast.
(n.) Separation of the members of a deliberative body, esp. of the Houses of Parliament, to ascertain the vote.
(n.) The process of finding how many times one number or quantity is contained in another; the reverse of multiplication; also, the rule by which the operation is performed.
(n.) The separation of a genus into its constituent species.
(n.) Two or more brigades under the command of a general officer.
(n.) Two companies of infantry maneuvering as one subdivision of a battalion.
(n.) One of the larger districts into which a country is divided for administering military affairs.
(n.) One of the groups into which a fleet is divided.
(n.) A course of notes so running into each other as to form one series or chain, to be sung in one breath to one syllable.
(n.) The distribution of a discourse into parts; a part so distinguished.
(n.) A grade or rank in classification; a portion of a tribe or of a class; or, in some recent authorities, equivalent to a subkingdom.
Example Sentences:
(1) Here we report that sperm from psr males fertilizes eggs, but that the paternal chromosomes are subsequently condensed into a chromatin mass before the first mitotic division of the egg and do not participate in further divisions.
(2) Apparently, the irradiation with visible light of a low intensity creates an additional proton gradient and thus stimulates a new replication and division cycle in the population of cells whose membranes do not have delta pH necessary for the initiation of these processes.
(3) Chapter one Announcement of the Islamic Caliphate The announcement of the renewal of the caliphate in Iraq in the year 1427AH [2006] was the arbiter between division and separation as well as the glory of the Muslims.
(4) Models able to describe the events of cellular growth and division and the dynamics of cell populations are useful for the understanding of functional control mechanisms and for the theoretical support for automated analysis of flow cytometric data and of cell volume distributions.
(5) Further study both of the signaling events that lead to MPF activation and of the substrates for phosphorylation by MPF should lead to a comprehensive understanding of the biochemistry of cell division.
(6) Whereas the growth and division of normal cells is carefully regulated to meet the needs of the body, tumor cells proliferate autonomously and continually, eventually interfering with and destroying the functions of normal tissue.
(7) Tuberclebacilli did not stimulate macrophage division.
(8) But on June 29, 2011, Lois G Lerner, who heads the IRS division that oversees tax-exempt organizations, learned at a meeting that groups were being targeted, according to the watchdog's report.
(9) Cause-specific mortality comparisons were also made among the employment subgroups and by duration of employment in the company division using an internal analysis method.
(10) Postoperative examination revealed division of accessory pathway and no regurgitation of mitral prosthesis.
(11) The Disability Division of ActionAid-India supports 38 non-governmental organisations involved in disability programmes in India.
(12) This column is located ventral and lateral to the dorsolateral division of the trigeminal motor nucleus, and just medial to the descending trigeminal nerve rootlets.
(13) The retail and wholesale divisions powered the improved profits.
(14) From these results we concluded that the mutants have some defect in cell division after low doses of UV irradiation, similar to the lon(-) or fil(+) mutant of E. coli.
(15) The cellular groups of the medial zone together with the tuberomammillary nucleus groups of the medial zone together with the tuberomammillary nucleus (TUMM) are positioned at the interface between the lateral and the medial hypothalamus, and form an array of cellular groups indicated in our study as the intermediate division of the hypothalamus.
(16) In the meantime, the proliferation of salmonellae appeared to occur extracellularly in the peritoneal cavity as evidenced by their division.
(17) Hybrids obtained following fusion of normal human diploid fibroblasts with different immortal human cell lines exhibited limited division potential.
(18) An expanded version of this paper, containing full experimental details of the semisynthesis and characterization of [GlyA1-3H]insulin, has been deposited as Supplementary Publication SUP 50129 (30 pages) at the British Library (Lending Division), Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 7BQ, U.K., from whom copies can be obtained on the terms indicated in Biochem.
(19) Anti-IgM antibodies also induced DNA synthesis of PBL-B, but their ability to induce cell division was less than that of anti-IgD antibodies even when used in combination with IL-4.
(20) The Tea Party movement has turned climate denial into a litmus test of conservative credentials – and that has made climate change one of the most sharp divisions between Obama and Romney.
Lightweight
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) The manufacturers, British Aerospace describe it as a "single-seat, radar equipped, lightweight, multi-role combat aircraft, providing comprehensive air defence and ground attack capability".
(2) The system called PRONG (Parallel Recording Of Neural Groups) includes a microelectrode, a lightweight reusable connector, a 24-channel FET-hybrid preamplifier, a 3-band 24-channel amplifier, a 24-channel spike monitor, high-speed digital and analog interfaces and a computer.
(3) To investigate the potential application of radionuclide computed tomography (RCT) to nuclear medicine imaging using 99mTc, a tomographic system using a lightweight scintillation camera for brain imaging was constructed, and lesion contrast with RCT and conventional scintigraphy were compared.
(4) As the houses are lightweight and timber-framed, they don’t need foundations.
(5) The lightweight group consisted of twelve 7- to 9-month-old heifers with a mean initial weight of 201.1 kg.
(6) An undulating lightweight roof is supported by 211 narrow steel columns, sheltering a glass box holding the cafe and shop, and a chestnut timber-covered box holding the displays.
(7) Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) So, Drogba and his broken right arm will start on the bench, but surely come on at some point in the second half lightweight cast and all.
(8) Six years before the opening of the Forth Railway Bridge, Gustave Eiffel had completed the lightweight Garabit Viaduct.
(9) He also said it was up to politicians to dismiss the 'lightweight sloganeering of PR men', an apparent reference to the way in which cabinet ministers are asked to chime in with the government over its implementation of a long-term economic plan.
(10) A lightweight fiberglass spica has proven to be useful after repair of the deltoid origin, repair of complete rupture of the rotator cuff, and shoulder arthrodesis.
(11) The use of lightweight darts and a blowgun was found to be useful as a supplement to longer range dart projector systems since many animals could be approached at short range.
(12) It is lightweight, less bulky, easily fabricated, and inexpensive.
(13) Osborne lacked gravitas and was seen as a political lightweight because of his "high-pitched vocal delivery" according to private Conservative polling before the election.
(14) One such device is a frame assembled from components in a lightweight compact set with dimensions of 75 x 20 x 5 cm, weighing approximately 0.5 kg.
(15) They have several others, including the Rokot for placing lightweight military satellites in orbit, and the Dnepr and Strela rockets for small commercial launches.
(16) Combined with the 8 mm tape format, the chip has created a lightweight, single unit camera, monitor, and recorder.
(17) We evaluated eight blood glucose monitors (BGMs), from six manufacturers, that are lightweight, portable, battery-powered, relatively inexpensive handheld reflectance photometers that use test strips for self-monitoring of blood glucose levels.
(18) Arsenal also have familiar opposition in Dortmund, whom they defeated 1-0 in Germany thanks to Aaron Ramsey’s goal last season but suffered a 2-1 defeat against at the Emirates, and no obvious lightweight with Galatasaray awaiting in Istanbul and Anderlecht the fourth name drawn.
(19) A lightweight and completely self-contained traction device is described.
(20) A portable lightweight stimulator for small animals is described.