What's the difference between fiber and finer?

Fiber


Definition:

  • (n.) Alt. of Fibre

Example Sentences:

  • (1) 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.
  • (2) The final number of fibers--140,000-165,000--is reached by the sixth week after birth.
  • (3) In the caudal spinal trigeminal nucleus (Vc), the collaterals of one half of the periodontium afferent fibers terminated mainly in lamina V at the rostral and middle levels of Vc.
  • (4) This study examined both the effect of variations in optical fiber tip and in light wavelength on laser-induced hyperthermia in rat brain.
  • (5) Both histochemical methods revealed the presence of intra-insular fiber plexuses.
  • (6) The present study was done in order to document the ability of the eighth cranial nerve of the bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) to regenerate, the anatomic characteristics of the regenerated fibers, and the specificity of projections from individual endorgan branches of the nerve.
  • (7) "Acoustic" craters were produced by two laser pulses delivered into a saline-filled metal fiber cap, which was placed in a mechanically drilled crater.
  • (8) The minimal change in gel fiber size caused by slow A release implies that fibrin fiber size is primarily a function of ionic environment and not of the sequence of peptide release.
  • (9) Stimulation of parallel fibers or iontophoresis of acetylcholine excited P cells.
  • (10) There was no significant correlation between mitochondrial volume and number of SO fibers following endurance exercise training.
  • (11) The perforant pathway and fimbria fornix were transected to label afferent fibers to NPY-positive cells.
  • (12) The primary afferent fibers diverge in the brainstem into a short ascending and a long descending tract.
  • (13) Electron microscopic immunohistochemistry revealed histamine-immunostaining in granules in a small number of nerve fibers and varicosities.
  • (14) In vitro studies in cardiac Purkinje fibers suggested that reversal of amitriptyline-induced cardiac membrane effects by sodium bicarbonate may be attributed not only to alkalinization but also to increased in extracellular sodium concentration, diminishing the local anesthetic action of amitriptyline and resulting in less sodium channel block.
  • (15) CW Nd:YAG light transmitted by fiber optic cable and sapphire crystal was applied transsclerally to the ciliary body of pigmented and albino rabbits.
  • (16) However, cimetidine did not show any effect on the proliferation of collagenous fibers in the interstitial space of the mucosa.
  • (17) Electron microscopic observations of the masseter nerve in the aged cats revealed a disruption of the myelin sheaths and a pronounced increase in collagen fibers in the endoneurium and perineurium.
  • (18) At 7 days axonal swellings were infrequently observed and the main structural feature was a reduction in myelin thickness in affected nerve fibers.
  • (19) Light microscopy of both apneics and snorers revealed mucous gland hypertrophy with ductal dilation and focal squamous metaplasia, disruption of muscle bundles by infiltrating mucous glands, focal atrophy of muscle fibers, and extensive edema of the lamina propria with vascular dilation.
  • (20) In the medium-size intermediate fibers, the number and diameter of the mitochondrial columns are intermediate between those of the red and white fibers.

Finer


Definition:

  • (n.) One who fines or purifies.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But in the rush to design it, Girardet wonders if the finer details of waste disposal and green power were lost.
  • (2) A new, two-tier system for biotyping Salmonella typhimurium gives a finer and more reliable differentiation of strains than the Kristensen scheme and is capable of future extension by the addition of new types and new tests.
  • (3) Even finer localization was obtained in vibratome sections, where the antibody against carbonic anhydrase permitted visualization of the processes connecting oligodendrocytes to myelinated fibers in the normal adult spinal cord.
  • (4) The course G-banding seen in metaphase chromosomes is presumably caused by groups of much finer bands seen in decondensed chromosomes.
  • (5) Of course, a finer measurement of movements, such as lick rate, may reveal a significant difference that would correlate with the metabolic change.
  • (6) Previous light microscopic studies have revealed the erythroclastic potential of the rat bone marrow reticulum cells, and call for ultrastructural study of the finer details of this process.
  • (7) Finer points of the surgical technique, and indications for the procedure are discussed.
  • (8) It permits finer diagnosis and shows the indications and type of by pass operation that may be neccssary.
  • (9) The smallest angular shift in vertical location that was reliably detected systematically decreased with increasing age between 6 months (15 degrees) and 18 months (4 degrees), suggesting a finer partitioning of auditory space along the vertical axis over this age range.
  • (10) The finer details are yet to be announced, but from March 2012 anyone wanting to buy a new-build home in England – not just first-time buyers – will be able to apply for a mortgage of up to 95% of the property's value.
  • (11) Philip Rubens, financial services partner at law firm Finer Stephens Innocent, said the conviction was "a good result for the FSA".
  • (12) How lucky, then, that the poster boy for Sarah's Law, Tim, was happy to spend his supposed last night on the street listening to the finer details of her shit internet date.
  • (13) The purpose of such a complicated arrangement is to achieve finer and finer control over body temperature.
  • (14) One of the AS neurons, the caudal alternating SCP (CAS) cell, was injected with Lucifer yellow in adult nerve cords and was shown to have a large primary axon that extends into more anterior ganglia, as well as other, finer axons that are variable in number and arrangement.
  • (15) Finer analysis of physiologic role of endogenous opioid systems and their possible pathologic effects requires availability of selective agonists and notably antagonists.
  • (16) Finer maps for identification of CpG islands and associated genes should involve several rare cutters including Eag I, Sac II and Bss HII.
  • (17) Voters – even the liberal ones who helped Obama build a grassroots army – are clamoring for the finer points of a progressive candidacy.
  • (18) An increase in modifier, dispersant concentration, emulsification stirring speed, or temperature shifted the size distribution toward finer particles.
  • (19) Average rates in different portions of the intervals predicted the magnitude of the drug's effect, but a finer analysis showed that average rates did not adequately characterize the behavior in some parts of the intervals.
  • (20) Fourth, finer power resolution becomes more important as the tumor size decreases, but, little improvement in the temperature field is achieved beyond a 3 x 3 array configuration.

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