What's the difference between ink and sign?

Ink


Definition:

  • (n.) The step, or socket, in which the lower end of a millstone spindle runs.
  • (n.) A fluid, or a viscous material or preparation of various kinds (commonly black or colored), used in writing or printing.
  • (n.) A pigment. See India ink, under India.
  • (v. t.) To put ink upon; to supply with ink; to blacken, color, or daub with ink.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) She got it when Alyssa was born and her daughter’s name is inked in black just above her wrist.
  • (2) Histologically, the ink was noted within macrophages which aggregated around blood vessels.
  • (3) The root canal anatomy of 149 mandibular second molars was studied using a technique in which the pulp was removed, the canal space filled with black ink and the roots demineralized and made transparent.
  • (4) After visualization with an avidin-biotin alkaline phosphatase procedure, the blot is post-stained with India ink to visualize the protein pattern context.
  • (5) Twitter and Facebook were filling up with pictures of proud, defiant Afghans holding up fingers stained with ink.
  • (6) The media is utterly self-obsessed and we get more ink than perhaps we should do.
  • (7) The apical 5 to 6 mm of the filling materials were exposed to india ink for 48 hours.
  • (8) The unesterified resins are mainly used in paper size and the esters in printing inks, varnishes and adhesives.
  • (9) "It is a good idea," she noted in blue ink on the letter, "but not at that price.
  • (10) When my floor was dirty, I rose early, and, setting all my furniture out of doors on the grass, bed and bedstead making but one budget, dashed water on the floor, and sprinkled white sand from the pond on it, and then with a broom scrubbed it clean and white... Further - and this is a stroke of his sensitive, pawky genius - he contemplates his momentarily displaced furniture and the nuance of enchanting strangeness: It was pleasant to see my whole household effects out on the grass, making a little pile like a gypsy's pack, and my three-legged table, from which I did not remove the books and pen and ink, standing amid the pines and hickories ...
  • (11) The microvascularization of the sternum of the child has been studied by a method of India ink injection and by histology.
  • (12) The government is expected to borrow £165.7bn this year to balance the books, with further massive borrowing already inked in for future years.
  • (13) These are very accomplished people and they’ve never seen so much red ink on their copy.” And yet Ademo says he would welcome more submissions from scholars.
  • (14) The anatomy of the venous system was determined from observations of vascular casts in adult rats; the development of the vascular system was established by examination of ink-injected embryos.
  • (15) The pad is saturated with gentian violet ink which enables an ideal transfer of inked marks from the marker to the eye or skin.
  • (16) An immune Indian ink micro-agglutination method has been evolved for the detection of an antigen present in the blood associated with infectious hepatitis (called IHxAg).
  • (17) A version of the Stroop colour-word test was used, in which the words 'red' and 'green' were presented in the complementary coloured 'ink'.
  • (18) The transplants survived and at 7 days were able to entrap india ink particles, or particles of radioactive gold, injected in the distal part of the extremity.
  • (19) The staining sensitivity of directly blotted proteins is about 200 ng protein per band as revealed by India ink staining.
  • (20) Phagocytosis of India ink and nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) reduction were revealed tend to be increased, but not exceeded significantly to normal range.

Sign


Definition:

  • (n.) That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.
  • (n.) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as indicating the will of some deity; a prodigy; an omen.
  • (n.) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine power for some special end; a miracle; a wonder.
  • (n.) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument.
  • (n.) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or represents, an idea; a type; hence, sometimes, a picture.
  • (n.) A word or a character regarded as the outward manifestation of thought; as, words are the sign of ideas.
  • (n.) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is expressed, or a command or a wish made known.
  • (n.) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language of a signs such as those used by the North American Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb.
  • (n.) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard.
  • (n.) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to advertise the business there transacted, or the name of the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed token or notice.
  • (n.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac.
  • (n.) A character indicating the relation of quantities, or an operation performed upon them; as, the sign + (plus); the sign -- (minus); the sign of division Ö, and the like.
  • (n.) An objective evidence of disease; that is, one appreciable by some one other than the patient.
  • (n.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc.
  • (n.) That which, being external, stands for, or signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance considered with reference to that which it represents.
  • (n.) To represent by a sign; to make known in a typical or emblematic manner, in distinction from speech; to signify.
  • (n.) To make a sign upon; to mark with a sign.
  • (n.) To affix a signature to; to ratify by hand or seal; to subscribe in one's own handwriting.
  • (n.) To assign or convey formally; -- used with away.
  • (n.) To mark; to make distinguishable.
  • (v. i.) To be a sign or omen.
  • (v. i.) To make a sign or signal; to communicate directions or intelligence by signs.
  • (v. i.) To write one's name, esp. as a token of assent, responsibility, or obligation.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Forty-nine patients (with 83 eyes showing signs of the disease) were followed up for between six months and 12 years.
  • (2) It is concluded that during exposure to simulated microgravity early signs of osteoporosis occur in the tibial spongiosa and that changes in the spongy matter of tubular bones and vertebrae are similar and systemic.
  • (3) Clinical signs of disease developed as early as 15 days after transition to the experimental diets and included impaired vision, decreased response to external stimuli, and abnormal gait.
  • (4) The neurologic or digestive signs were present in 12% of the children.
  • (5) The recent rise in manufacturing has been welcomed by George Osborne as a sign that his economic policies are bearing fruit.
  • (6) The omission of Crossrail 2 from the Conservative manifesto , in which other infrastructure projects were listed, was the clearest sign yet that there is little appetite in a Theresa May government for another London-based scheme.
  • (7) In patients with coronary artery disease, electrocardiographic signs of left atrial enlargement (LAE-negative P wave deflection greater than or equal to 1 mm2 in lead V1) are associated with increased left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP).
  • (8) The only sign of life was excavators loading trees on to barges to take to pulp mills.
  • (9) Based on our results, we propose the following hypotheses for the neurochemical mechanisms of motion sickness: (1) the histaminergic neuron system is involved in the signs and symptoms of motion sickness, including vomiting; (2) the acetylcholinergic neuron system is involved in the processes of habituation to motion sickness, including neural store mechanisms; and (3) the catecholaminergic neuron system in the brain stem is not related to the development of motion sickness.
  • (10) Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography failed to demonstrate any bile ducts in the right postero-lateral segments of the liver, the "naked segment sign".
  • (11) There was prompt symptomatic relief and amelioration of signs of nephritis.
  • (12) In the 2nd family, several members had cerebellar signs, chorea, and dementia.
  • (13) There are several common clinical signs which should alert the physician to a possible diagnosis of SLE and which should condition him to look for specific clinical and laboratory findings.
  • (14) It is also a clear sign of our willingness and determination to step up engagement across the whole range of the EU-Turkey relationship to fully reflect the strategic importance of our relations.
  • (15) Some retailers said April's downpours led to pent-up demand which was unleashed at the first sign of summer, with shoppers rushing to update their summer wardrobes.
  • (16) About tow amyloid tumors diagnosed because of oropharyngeous signs, the authors remind the main symptoms at the upper airway and ENT tracts; the local, regional and general treatment will be discussed.
  • (17) In addition, PDBu-treated subjects showed signs of having remembered the location of the platform better than controls when tested 24 h later.
  • (18) No signs of the blood-brain barrier disruption were observed.
  • (19) Never become so enamored of your own smarts that you stop signing up for life’s hard classes.
  • (20) However, coinciding with the height of inflammation and clinical signs at 12 dpi, the GFAP mRNA content dropped to approximately 50% of the level at 11 dpi but rose again at 13 dpi.