(n. pl.) A constellation of the zodiac, containing the two bright stars Castor and Pollux; also, the third sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about May 20th.
Example Sentences:
(1) The precursor rRNA molecules produced in vitro consisted of 6430 nucleotides, with about 15 residues derived from the Gemini vector on both ends.
(2) The Gemini 415A units with dual anodal rings were implanted under investigational protocol in 53 patients from September 1982 to August 1984.
(3) Perinatological data of these 94 twin births in 1982-1986 are compared with 103 gemini pregnancies in 1971-78, when sonography and diagnosis ante partum was hardly known.
(4) cDNA fragments of Type I and Type III procollagens were subcloned into Gemini pGEM vectors to synthesize the 35S-labeled cRNA probes.
(5) PrimeSense investors include Canaan Partners, Silver Lake, Gemini Israel Funds and Genesis Partners.
(6) 68 gemini pregnancies of the report period I (1978-80) which were not diagnosed early and 66 gemini pregnancies of the report period II (1982-84) with early diagnosis by sonography-screening have been compared.
(7) In addition, a projection was demonstrated to the nuclei gemini from the polymorphic zone deep to the olfactory tubercle.
(8) Addy first came across alkyl nitrites when he opened the Gemini gay club in Huddersfield in 1976 – the first gay club in the town – with his late partner of 22 years, Anthony Porter.
(9) NASA corrected the Gemini thruster problem by changing the ignition system wiring.
(10) The Gemini PC-2 linear peristaltic infusion device delivered a variety of blood products at a wide range of infusion rates without inducing a substantial degree of hemolysis.
(11) Thirty-nine adult Indian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus) of both sexes and various ages and weights, belonging to the Forest Department of the Government of Kerala (India), Temple Devaswoms, Gemini Circus and other private agencies, were used to derive formulae to predict body weight and height from body measurements.
(12) Twenty-four adult Indian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus) of both sexes and different ages and weights, belonging to the Temple Devaswoms, the Forest Department of the Government of Kerala and the Gemini Circus formed the experimental subjects from which formulae were derived to predict the total surface area from either body measurements or areas of individual regions.
(13) Gemini was followed in size by two other offshore windfarms, Germany’s 582MW Gode Wind 1 and 2, and the Netherlands’ 144MW Westermeerwind project.
(14) She suggests that he was a typical 'Gemini - and that he had two lives'.
(15) Two malformations arising from indentation of the papilla were compared: pili gemini and pagothrix.
(16) Some insertion mutants created duplication of gene regions, termed Gemini proteins, which still retained activity.
(17) Cross-talk was neither evident nor provokable in Gemini 415A units which had compatible Cordis lead systems.
(18) In terms of technology the launch of the Tiangong-1 places China about where the US was in the 1960s during the Gemini programme.
(19) More improvement may best be expected from earlier detection of gemini pregnancy and earlier action of intensive care.
(20) A malfunctioning orbital flight attitude thruster during the flight of Gemini VIII led to acceleration forces on astronauts Neil Armstrong (commander) and David Scott (pilot) that created the potential for derogation of oculo-vestibular and eye-hand coordination effects.
Pollux
Definition:
(n.) A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the constellation Gemini. Cf. 3d Castor.
(n.) Same as Pollucite.
Example Sentences:
(1) The best new opera production category will be fought between Castor and Pollux, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Passenger (all ENO) and Clemency, a Royal Opera and Scottish Opera co-commission that was in Linbury Studio in Covent Garden, London.
(2) The program, POLLUX, provides a graphical medium for the entry, edit and manipulation of DNA constructs and a textual format for display and edit of construct descriptive data.