(n.) The just adaptation of parts to each other, in any system or combination of things, or in things, or things intended to form a connected whole; such an agreement between the different parts of a design or composition as to produce unity of effect; as, the harmony of the universe.
(n.) Concord or agreement in facts, opinions, manners, interests, etc.; good correspondence; peace and friendship; as, good citizens live in harmony.
(n.) A literary work which brings together or arranges systematically parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency; as, a harmony of the Gospels.
(n.) A succession of chords according to the rules of progression and modulation.
(n.) The science which treats of their construction and progression.
(n.) See Harmonic suture, under Harmonic.
Example Sentences:
(1) These concepts of facial harmony and surgical alterations have been difficult to teach in a residency program, especially regarding preoperative evaluation and a clear idea of the desired surgical results.
(2) The results will give Harmony 25 seats in Latvia’s 100-seat parliament, six fewer than they had before the elections, when they were also the largest single party in parliament.
(3) Japan has a long history of placing great value on the idea of harmony and respecting the rights of everyone,” she said.
(4) He has previously said the Anzac spirit had “informed our Australian culture and our character ever since that time, and I don’t think that lining it up with NAIDOC week, reconciliation day, harmony day and so on gives it the central focus that it deserves in our curriculum”.
(5) The grand mufti of Australia, Ibrahim Abu Mohammad, said Islam did not need a reformation “since the normative principles and practices of the religion allow Muslims to harmoniously coexist within pluralist societies that are based on the universal values of compassion and justice”.
(6) There are many differences between full dentures on Brånemark implants and fixed partial dentures built on the same type of implants: due to some more critical anatomical conditions, the choice of number, position and length of the implants is more delicate; the need of an harmonious crown-gingival tissue relationship; higher occlusal forces than in edentalous cases; difficulty in satisfying aesthetic requirements and ease of hygiene.
(7) Following the success of that release – and with the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's still months away – Brian Wilson imagined an orchestral and psychedelic suite showcasing the group's vocal harmonies.
(8) We also know little about the relative aptitude for different musical components, especially melody and harmony.
(9) In cultures at temperatures higher than necessary for optimum rates of growth the average lifetime of messenger RNA lengthened in harmony with the increased time required for cell division.
(10) Gay bishops have proved a headache for the archbishop of Canterbury, who has struggled to maintain harmony since taking office in 2002.
(11) A better conceptual balance needs to be struck between their harmonious and antagonistic functioning.
(12) A review of the literature shows little harmony between the results of this and various other studies.
(13) Induction by PB and MC of ER O-dealkylase, PR O-dealkylase and UDP-GT activities in ciliary NPE and PE cells was inhibited almost completely by 3.5 microM cyclohexamide and 40 nM actinomycin D. The heterogeneous distribution of these enzymes suggests that a harmonious interplay between NPE and PE cells is important for metabolic detoxification of blood plasma prior to aqueous humor formation.
(14) New Gambian leader Adama Barrow sworn in at ceremony in Senegal Read more But Jammeh, like most dictators, gives greater weight to his ego and grandeur over national peace and harmony.
(15) The utilization review department, as well as the medical staff, must work in close harmony with administration to assist the facility in surviving trying economical times.
(16) Up to half a million wolves once roamed across America , living in harmony with native Americans who revered them for supposed healing powers.
(17) While Victorians celebrated the empire on which the sun would never set with successive jubilees (golden, 1887, and diamond, 1897), many readers fretted over foreign (increasingly German) threats to the harmony of English life.
(18) Is this not a remarkable achievement, that we have such a diverse community and yet we live together so harmoniously?” Parramatta shooting: speculation is plentiful but the facts are few Read more Turnbull said: “And should we not ask ourselves: how did that happen?
(19) While those figures may be skewed by one film alone (Harmony Korine's hit teenage skin celebration Spring Breakers ) the overall pattern of sex bias is unmistakable.
(20) Working separately has, they say, been no bad thing for marital harmony.
Synergy
Definition:
(n.) Combined action
(n.) the combined healthy action of every organ of a particular system; as, the digestive synergy.
(n.) An effect of the interaction of the actions of two agents such that the result of the combined action is greater than expected as a simple additive combination of the two agents acting separately. Also synergism.
Example Sentences:
(1) PALA, used to potentiate 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), has been shown to have synergy in vivo and in vitro.
(2) No significant correlation was seen between the results of the synergy test and the results of the susceptibility test to netilmicin.
(3) Of interest here is the "synergy" in patterns of program adoption between employee assistance programs (EAPs) and health promotion activities (HPAs).
(4) In contrast, no synergy was observed when HL60 cells were treated with TGF-beta in various combinations with interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha), interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), and retinoic acid.
(5) Although such infections are not a major problem in numerical terms, the variable response of patients to treatment means that conventional sensitivity testing is of little assistance, and it is necessary to seek evidence of synergy in drug combinations for the effective treatment of these infections.
(6) "But the fact is when we looked at it although there were strong synergies it would have had to provide real value because it doesn't allow us to diversify [beyond our existing dependence on advertising]."
(7) Synergy of TOB with CET could be demonstrated against 83% of Klebsiella pneumoniae, 78% of E. coli, 44% of Proteus rettgeri and 39% of Proteus inconstans.
(8) In contrast, the combinations of P40 and antiviral drugs did not result in a cumulative effect but in significant synergy of the effects of each component of the treatments.
(9) Synergy of CGP 31608 and gentamicin was found against 90% P. aeruginosa, 60% Enterobacter cloacae, and 50% Serratia marcescens strains.
(10) The synergy between penicillin, clindamycin or metronidazole and gentamicin in Gram-positive anaerobic and facultative organisms may have clinical implications.
(11) The Caggins Synergy Nursing Model (CSNM) is a conceptual framework which was developed by the author during her doctoral coursework at Texas Woman's University-Houston.
(12) The lowest FIC values were obtained with a ratio of 1:1 and the greatest synergy was observed at this ratio with 39 strains (78%).
(13) "We are two standalone papers with similar audiences who might want to explore synergies," is all that Kelner will say.
(14) In summary, GRF at doses ranging from 1.1 to 10.0 micrograms.kg-1 and TRF at doses ranging from 1.1 to 3.3 micrograms.kg-1 act in synergy on GH release and do not interact on Prl, TSH, T3 and T4 concentrations in dairy cows.
(15) Attention is also focused on synergies deriving from the collaboration between doctors (dentists and non-dentists), teachers, parents and public officials.
(16) It is proposed that muscles are controlled using a modified synergy strategy.
(17) In an examination of 21 strains of faecal streptococcus exposed to penicillin and gentamicin the bactericidal synergy observed was smoothly variable, a finding with a bearing on the management of infections with this organism, in that the recognition of strains showing an intermediate degree of synergy is possible.
(18) Bacterial synergy is important to consider when selecting antibiotic therapy, since beta-lactamase production may protect pathogens commonly considered susceptible to standard antibiotic therapy.
(19) In vitro antiviral activity and clinical evidence of possible synergy with other antiretrovirals suggests that continued investigation of alpha-interferon in treatment of AIDS-related malignancies is a priority for the second decade of challenging AIDS.
(20) Synergy was commonly observed when the sulphones were combined with ampicillin or amoxicillin, generally reducing the drug minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) fourfold to eightfold (synergy rates 85-91%).