(v. i.) To move as a wave; to roll hither and thither; to wave; to float backward and forward, as on waves; as, a fluctuating field of air.
(v. i.) To move now in one direction and now in another; to be wavering or unsteady; to be irresolute or undetermined; to vacillate.
(v. t.) To cause to move as a wave; to put in motion.
Example Sentences:
(1) Spectral analysis of spontaneous heart rate fluctuations, a powerful noninvasive tool for quantifying autonomic nervous system activity, was assessed in Xenopus Laevis, intact or spinalized, at different temperatures and by use of pharmacological tools.
(2) 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.
(3) During control, no significant difference between systolic fluctuation (delta Pa) and pleural swings (delta Ppl) was found.
(4) The fluctuations in [Ca2+]i measured with fura-2 were synchronized among the population of cells observed and were sensitive to extracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]o).
(5) Large emission intensity fluctuations are observed from analyte species in inductively coupled plasmas.
(6) The titres of phase I antibodies fluctuated from 0 to 16 depending on the antigen applied.
(7) Macroscopic fluctuations of liver alcohol dehydrogenase enzymic activity in complex reaction consisting in ethanol oxidation and butyraldehyde reduction were studied.
(8) The curve of glucose fluctuations was smoother after 50 micrograms than after 100 micrograms and control.
(9) During a single reversal trial of two 2-wk experimental periods, teats of all glands of 12 Holstein cows were subjected to a milking routine conducive to large vacuum fluctuations and flooded teat cups.
(10) For the case of the fluctuating pressure, the strength of the artery becomes considerably lower than those under constant amplitude and two-step-multi-duplicated pulsatile pressure.
(11) The fluctuations in heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) over 24-h were measured at 30-min and 1-h intervals, respectively.
(12) The large degree of inter-dose fluctuation between doses indicates that it is preferable to use pre-dose plasma sodium valproate levels to guide the clinical management of epileptic patients.
(13) Painful manifestations (arthralgia, myalgia), variable with fluctuations in the IS affection were observed in both groups (S1, S2).
(14) These apparent conflicting results between IK and the tail current could not be explained by extracellular K+ fluctuation, because 20 mM Cs+ alone depressed both factors, but an additional application of Ba2+ caused an increase in both components compared with those in the former condition.
(15) This model characterized the abnormal flow by a weak fluctuation of wall shear stress at the site adjacent to the vessel wall.
(16) The results of the present experiments show that capillary blood flow in the cerebral cortex fluctuates, whether the cat's head is supplied by the animal's intact circulation or by an artificial circulation system.
(17) Seasonal fluctuations in IOP were observed (P = 0.0007), with higher IOP occurring in the winter.
(18) Among all subgroups, the odds ratios adjusted for pertinent confounders and interactions fluctuated randomly by about 0.9 and showed no consistent trend with increased alcohol consumption.
(19) During 70 days or so from the time of recruitment until just before the beginning of the cycle during which a follicle is destined to ovulate, folliculogenesis is a continuous process dependent on gonadotrophins but independent of the fluctuations in their concentrations occurring during this time.
(20) The proportion of sampling runs characterized by normal fluctuating levels increased from 38% in the first 2 years of use to 80% during the 5th year of use.
Seesaw
Definition:
(n.) A play among children in which they are seated upon the opposite ends of a plank which is balanced in the middle, and move alternately up and down.
(n.) A plank or board adjusted for this play.
(n.) A vibratory or reciprocating motion.
(n.) Same as Crossruff.
(v. i.) To move with a reciprocating motion; to move backward and forward, or upward and downward.
(v. t.) To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion.
(a.) Moving up and down, or to and fro; having a reciprocating motion.
Example Sentences:
(1) I seesaw-grunted out of bed at 8.30am and had a bird bath, soaping mainly the naughty bits, for I was in a hurry that Wednesday: it was the day I filed my Observer TV review.
(2) But it is also the incantatory darkness of dreams and visions, death and memory, as an observing consciousness creeps into the "blinded bedrooms" of the town's inhabitants, hushing and inviting us on: "Come now, drift up the dark, come up the drifting sea-dark street now in the dark night seesawing like the sea ... " Blind Captain Cat is dreaming of long-ago sea voyages and long-dead lovers; twice-widowed Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard of her henpecked husbands; Organ Morgan of musical extravaganzas; Polly Garter of babies; Mary Ann Sailors of the Garden of Eden; Dai Bread of "Turkish girls.
(3) On the other hand it can "seesaw" with periods of worsening alternating with periods of regression.
(4) A 14-year-old boy with congenital seesaw and horizontal pendular nystagmus associated with decreased visual acuity, high myopia, esotropia, and normal peripheral visual fields is reported.
(5) Closely dependent on the mineral prizes, the economy seesawed.
(6) Elevation and intorsion of one eye and synchronous depression and extorsion of the other eye characterize a half cycle of seesaw nystagmus.
(7) Stoke’s Marko Arnautovic seals late win as Everton pay penalty in seesaw battle Read more They led through Erik Lamela’s 17th-minute effort but were pegged back by Odion Ighalo’s 30th strike of the calendar year; it confirmed him as the highest scorer across all four divisions in the past 12 months.
(8) Four months later, she developed typical seesaw nystagmus and moderate hydrocephalus.
(9) It found that the net effect of a seesawing couple of months showed stability in the support for Labour (up one point to 36%), the Conservatives (unchanged on 25%) and Ukip (unchanged on 20%).
(10) Instead, he built his own, complete with the standard orange and white stripes but topped with wooden boards - and a centrally mounted seesaw.
(11) With the usual echographic technics, the Wirsung duct, when dilated can be only episodically seen: the seesaw motion of the transducer produces some undesirable echoes, which rub out the lumen of the Wirsung duct.
(12) The amplitude of the later components (N49-P58; P58-N76; N76-P117) decreased during standing on the seesaw in comparison to that during standing on the stable ground and on the short support surface.
(13) The documents detail the seesawing relationship between the UK and Muammar Gaddafi's regime and illustrate how the fate of Britons trapped in Libya weighed heavily on ministers' minds.
(14) Deals have been struck with the ITV Player, Channel 4's 4oD, Five's Five on Demand, S4C's Clic and the VoD aggregation service SeeSaw.
(15) A case of the rare seesaw nystagmus is presented and compared as for identity with an another case, reported by this author earlier.
(16) Both the cases of the seesaw nystagmus were found to have the same biochemical disorders: the cystathioninuria and the hypopyridoxalphosphatemie.
(17) Reversal of these movements constitutes the second half cycle, forming the "seesaw"-like movements.
(18) The BBC also announced today that Arqiva, which owns the online TV platform SeeSaw, has become the seventh partner to join the consortium.
(19) The intact inferior olivary nucleus-nodulus connections in seesaw nystagmus would explain the 180 degrees phase difference that distinguishes it from the midline form of oculopalatal myoclonus, where these connections are likely disrupted.
(20) Stoke’s Marko Arnautovic seals late win as Everton pay penalty in seesaw battle Read more