What's the difference between immeasurable and overwhelming?

Immeasurable


Definition:

  • (a.) Incapble of being measured; indefinitely extensive; illimitable; immensurable; vast.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) For the iv-dosed pony, 14C became immeasurable in plasma within 12 h after dosing and appeared in bile within 30 min, with maximum biliary concentration occurring at about 1 h. Monensin accounted for a minimum of 19% of the 14C in a 56- to 72-h sample of feces for one orally-dosed pony and a minimum of 25% of the 14C in feces from the same time period for the other.
  • (2) The inherent noise of the pressure transducer was found to be approximately 0.2 mm Hg, while the noise of the piezoelectric transducer was immeasurably low.
  • (3) When Jv was zero, the collectate-to-perfusate ratios of FITC-Dx (RDX) and 125I-albumin (Ralb) in the DVR and AVR were identical implying that diffusive efflux of albumin was immeasurably small.
  • (4) "An invalid agency decision to suspend drilling of wells in depths of over 500 feet simply cannot justify the immeasurable effect on the plaintiffs, the local economy, the Gulf region, and the critical present-day aspect of the availability of domestic energy in this country," Feldman said in his ruling, according to the Associated Press news agency.
  • (5) The approach presented is based upon a statistical power calculation technique, a knowledge of the variability associated with the methods to be compared and the criteria for equivalence (the limits within which differences become immeasurable or, for practical purposes, insignificant).
  • (6) As pluralistic as our society may be, and no matter how relevant cultural and subcultural values may be, it is an incontrovertible fact that, by exceedingly early childbearing, poor teenagers who are black immeasurably increase their inherent disadvantages to pursue education and acquire marketable skills, not to mention attractive jobs.
  • (7) An anti-marriage equality booklet published by the Catholic church could cause “immeasurable harm” and should be investigated by Tasmania’s anti-discrimination commissioner, a marriage equality advocate says.
  • (8) The ancillary disciplines of neuroradiology and neuroanesthesia have aided the surgeon immeasurably in the planning of his operation, but the final results still depend basically on the surgeon's ability and judgment in that difficult decision "should I go for broke or stop?"
  • (9) The qualities of charcter that made him such an outstanding leader affected all who worked with him and helped immeasurably in the further evolution of surgery into a productive and valuable discipline.
  • (10) GABA produced a large fall in cell input resistance, frequently to immeasurable levels.
  • (11) She even made her party's policy on immigration sound immeasurably more populist and clearer than Labour's – though it is now the same as the government's view.
  • (12) Even two years on, the pain we feel is still immeasurable,” she said.
  • (13) But clearly results have been immeasurably more crushing and unkind than I could ever have feared.
  • (14) Calculations of unitary currents at 2 mM Ca indicated that the single-channel currents would be immeasurably small (i.e., < 0.1 pA).
  • (15) Each operation contributes immeasurably to the comfort and survival of patients with terminal renal failure, and each must be performed with careful attention to detail.
  • (16) The receptor association rate constant (9.6 X 10(2) M-1 s-1) is extremely low although the dissociation rate constant was immeasurable.
  • (17) Wakefield, the obscure medical fraudster, is esteemed by a Hollywood star of such immeasurable stature and influence that great US Democrats prostrate themselves for his approval.
  • (18) 11.00pm BST "Alan Shearer's authority has, in the eyes of all right-thinking people, gone up immeasurably after being subject to the candid assessment of Joe Eff Cee Kinnear," writes Charles Antaki.
  • (19) Through such collaboration, the academician gains immeasurably by being able to study common clinical problems in primary care settings, where they are encountered most often.
  • (20) Meanwhile – and I accept that this may be hard for readers to take – liberals ought to realise that the inability of the state to deport Islamist preachers and foreign criminals has made life immeasurably harder for refugees who threaten no one.

Overwhelming


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overwhelm
  • (a.) Overpowering; irresistible.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The following conclusions emerge: (i) when the 3' or the 3' penultimate base of the oligonucleotide mismatched an allele, no amplification product could be detected; (ii) when the mismatches were 3 and 4 bases from the 3' end of the primer, differential amplification was still observed, but only at certain concentrations of magnesium chloride; (iii) the mismatched allele can be detected in the presence of a 40-fold excess of the matched allele; (iv) primers as short as 13 nucleotides were effective; and (v) the specificity of the amplification could be overwhelmed by greatly increasing the concentration of target DNA.
  • (2) She added: “We will continue to act upon the overwhelming majority view of our shareholders.” The vote was the second year running Ryanair had suffered a rebellion on pay.
  • (3) T cells admixed in the germinal centers were overwhelmingly of the T-helper type.
  • (4) Unfortunately for the governor, he could win both states and still face the overwhelming likelihood of failure if he doesn't take Ohio, where the poll found Obama out front 51-43.
  • (5) In Britain, the European election is overwhelmingly seen through the prism of domestic politics.
  • (6) Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian Asked if Watson should seek to refresh his mandate after Corbyn’s overwhelming victory among members, McCluskey added: “Well, if Tom wants to try to refresh his mandate it would be interesting to see what happens.” Watson said it was time “to be proud of our party”, because the Conservatives were beatable and the prime minister, Theresa May, could call an election any time.
  • (7) The government acknowledged it had been overwhelmed by the devastation from the deadliest quake in Nepal in over 80 years.
  • (8) He made me laugh and cry, and his courage in writing about what he was going through was sometimes quite overwhelming.
  • (9) Although alpha 1-antiprotease (alpha 1-AP) binds and inactivates NE and is the major antielastase of the lower respiratory tract, antielastase defenses may be overwhelmed in CF, leading to progressive lung damage.
  • (10) And HAP has shown that the key finding that debt slows growth was driven overwhelmingly by the exclusion of four years of data from New Zealand.
  • (11) Cathepsin D-like acid proteinase existed overwhelmingly in the mucosal layer and was hardly detected in the gastric juice.
  • (12) Hence, reaction of chemical carcinogen with nuclear DNA is possible only when the cell is overwhelmed leading to cell death, or following a temporary breach of the nuclear membrane control points, but the DNA damage in the latter is totally reparable.
  • (13) The facts are clear: the overwhelming majority of EU citizens in Britain are contributors, not freeloaders.” But that was not the official position of any of the parties involved, so it went mostly unsaid.
  • (14) Of 54 patients with poor-grade aneurysms, ventriculostomy was placed in 47 (87.0%) and yielded high ICP's in the overwhelming majority, with the mean ICP being 40.2 cm H2O.
  • (15) There is overwhelming evidence, today, that such factors are involved in the manifestation of acute as well as chronic, non-specific as well as well as specific inflammation.
  • (16) Mobile phone networks, overwhelmed by demand, were down for hours, with authorities advising people to use email or text messages instead.
  • (17) The immunity was enacted by an overwhelming bipartisan vote, with the support of leading Democrats including Barack Obama, who had promised - when seeking his party's nomination - to filibuster any bill that contained retroactive telecom immunity.
  • (18) There’s an overwhelming sadness among kids like that who have been kept there for a very long time.
  • (19) Panic attacks would overwhelm her periodically and she experienced regular “ scanxiety ” – the feelings of dread that grip patients before new tests.
  • (20) In the meantime, Malaysia Airlines’ overwhelming focus will be the same as it has been from the outset – to provide the families with a comprehensive support programme.