(a.) Selecting; choosing (what is true or excellent in doctrines, opinions, etc.) from various sources or systems; as, an eclectic philosopher.
(a.) Consisting, or made up, of what is chosen or selected; as, an eclectic method; an eclectic magazine.
(n.) One who follows an eclectic method.
Example Sentences:
(1) The author uses an eclectic theoretical frame of reference which includes some elements of psychodynamic, object relations, and structural and strategic family therapy theory.
(2) More recently, Echinacea angustifolia - a wildflower native to North America and related to the daisy - was studied in depth by the Eclectics, a group of American medical herbalists practising from the 1850s to the 1930s.
(3) His eclectic approach to songwriting means he may not produce music that is typically Bahian or even Brazilian, but alongside the likes of Argentina's Juana Molina and Colombia's Bomba Estereo , he's redefining 21st-century Latin music.
(4) A successful PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System) implementation requires an eclectic integration of a number of key technologies.
(5) The strategy is based on an eclectic conceptual framework and reflects the progressional nature of the attachment process.
(6) His best collaborators and students, such as Joyce Molyneux, late of the Carved Angel in Dartmouth, and Stephen Markwick, also late of Markwick's in Bristol, first reproduced his style, then refreshed it with their own imaginations, and the eclectic style of cooking associated with the 1980s.
(7) Lisa and Brian converted the old wooden schoolhouse six years ago and the design is bright and eclectic, think retro school desks, a funky red kitchen, a clear geodesic dome in the garden for stargazing and chill-out time and a giant chess set on the lawn.
(8) It captures the fact that the eclectic and inventive Adams - who cut his compositional teeth as a member of the minimalist school in the 1970s and 1980s, and then moved on into less strict forms of tonal music - is almost certainly America's most widely performed contemporary composer.
(9) They found two clusters of prospective child psychiatrists: one psychoanalytically oriented and the other eclectically oriented.
(10) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close GGGGGGG-Unit 3.20pm BST Tuesday tune injection part 2 We're nothing if not eclectic today.
(11) We have gone from an eclectic program to a systematic behavior modification program.
(12) Curative treatment is essentially symptom oriented, while the prevention of such complications demands, in addition to close supervision of patients under this medication, particularly strict eclectism in the selection of indications for its administration.
(13) Diana Nagy, a singer from San Francisco, shouted to an eclectic audience of bikers, veterans, pensioners and others.
(14) It was led by an SNP member but, contrary to expectations, the other volunteers were an eclectic mix: a Green, two Labour supporters and a former Liberal Democrat.
(15) After a cross-comparison arguments are given why there is still a need for a more problem- and patient-oriented, eclectic and limited psychotherapy.
(16) An eclectic set of concepts form the third construct in the framework presented here.
(17) Joe’s Garage , a tiny eclectic record and bookshop on Westbourne Road, is a place to meet random characters and to flip through vinyls.
(18) From a sapphire and diamond brooch to a humble bag of salt, the Queen picked up an eclectic haul of official gifts during the year she became Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.
(19) I don’t want a peerage, and I don’t want a job in government.” Davis calls himself an “eclectic” politician.
(20) The third independent variable was psychologists' theoretical orientation (psychodynamic, behavioral, or eclectic).
Various
Definition:
(a.) Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors.
(a.) Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable.
(a.) Variegated; diversified; not monotonous.
Example Sentences:
(1) Stimulation of human leukocytes with various chemical mediators such as TPA, f-Met-Leu-Phe, LTB4, etc.
(2) A series of human cDNA clones of various sizes and relative localizations to the mRNA molecule were isolated by using the human p53-H14 (2.35-kilobase) cDNA probe which we previously cloned.
(3) Comparison of the S100 alpha-binding protein profiles in fast- and slow-twitch fibers of various species revealed few, if any, species- or fiber type-specific S100 binding proteins.
(4) The influence of the various concepts for the induction of lateral structure formation in lipid membranes on integral functional units like ionophores is demonstrated by analysing the single channel current fluctuations of gramicidin in bimolecular lipid membranes.
(5) The various evocational changes appear to form sets of interconnected systems and this complex network seems to embody some plasticity since it has been possible to suppress experimentally some of the most universal evocational events or alter their temporal order without impairing evocation itself.
(6) We similarly evaluated the ability of other phospholipids to form stable foam at various concentrations and ethanol volume fractions and found: bovine brain sphingomyelin greater than dipalmitoyl 3-sn-phosphatidylcholine greater than egg sphingomyelin greater than egg lecithin greater than phosphatidylglycerol.
(7) Addition of phospholipase A2 from Vipera russelli venom led to a significant increase in the activity of guanylate cyclase in various rat organs.
(8) The half-life of 45Ca in the various calcium fractions of both types of bone was 72 hours in both the control and malnourished groups except the calcium complex portion of the long bone of the control group, which was about 100 hours.
(9) In the present investigation we monitored the incorporation of [14C] from [U-14C]glucose into various rat brain glycolytic intermediates of conscious and pentobarbital-anesthetized animals.
(10) Furthermore, their distribution in various ethnic groups residing in different districts of Rajasthan state (Western-India) is also reviewed.
(11) The use of glucagon in double-contrast studies of the colon has been recommended for various reasons, one of which is to facilitate reflux of barium into the terminal ileum.
(12) Displacement of the enol triflate with various sulfinates in acetonitrile or DMF and deprotection of the intermediates led to 7 beta-[(2-amino-4-thiazolyl)(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino]- 3-[alkyl(aryl)sulfonyl]-1-carba-1-dethia-3-cephem-4-carboxyl ic acids.
(13) The serum concentration of hyaluronan (HYA) was determined in 59 patients with various myeloproliferative disorders, including 33 patients with idiopathic myelofibrosis.
(14) In choosing between various scanning techniques the factors to be considered include availability, cost, the type of equipment, the expertise of the medical and technical staff, and the inherent capabilities of the system.
(15) The TxA2 antagonistic effects of KW-3635 were compared with that of daltroban in PRP from various animals species.
(16) The variation of the activity of the peptidase with pH in the presence of various inhibitors was investigated in both control and insulted muscle fibres.
(17) The specific limited trypsinolysis of bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase (T7RP) was performed in the presence of various components of the polymerase reaction and some GTP-analogs--irreversible inhibitors of the enzyme.
(18) Various metabolites of etoposide and teniposide have been identified but their detection and quantitation are disputed.
(19) Accuracy of discrimination of letters at various preselected distances was determined each session while Ortho-rater examinations were given periodically throughout training.
(20) Their effects on various lipid fractions, viz., triglycerides (TG), phospholipids, free cholesterol, and esterified cholesterol, were studied in liver, plasma, gonads, and muscle.