(n.) That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of conception; that into which a notion may be analyzed; the essence; the pith; the embodiment.
(n.) That of which the sensible universe and all existent bodies are composed; anything which has extension, occupies space, or is perceptible by the senses; body; substance.
(n.) That with regard to, or about which, anything takes place or is done; the thing aimed at, treated of, or treated; subject of action, discussion, consideration, feeling, complaint, legal action, or the like; theme.
(n.) That which one has to treat, or with which one has to do; concern; affair; business.
(n.) Affair worthy of account; thing of consequence; importance; significance; moment; -- chiefly in the phrases what matter ? no matter, and the like.
(n.) Inducing cause or occasion, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble.
(n.) Amount; quantity; portion; space; -- often indefinite.
(n.) Substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or abscess; pus; purulent substance.
(n.) That which is permanent, or is supposed to be given, and in or upon which changes are effected by psychological or physical processes and relations; -- opposed to form.
(n.) Written manuscript, or anything to be set in type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be used, or which has been used, in printing.
(v. i.) To be of importance; to import; to signify.
(v. i.) To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.
(v. t.) To regard as important; to take account of; to care for.
Example Sentences:
(1) 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.
(2) The Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator (CUSA) is a dissecting system that removes tissue by vibration, irrigation and suction; fluid and particulate matter from tumors are aspirated and subsquently deposited in a canister.
(3) Cranial MRI revealed delayed myelination in the white matter but no brain malformation.
(4) Whittingdale also defended the right of MPs to use privilege to speak out on public interest matters.
(5) The findings confirm and quantitate the severe atrophy of the neostriatum, in addition to demonstrating a severe loss of cerebral cortex and subcortical white matter in HD.
(6) With respect to family environment, a history of sexual abuse was associated with perceptions that families of origin had less cohesion, more conflict, less emphasis on moral-religious matters, less emphasis on achievement, and less of an orientation towards intellectual, cultural, and recreational pursuits.
(7) I wish to clarify that for the period 1998 to 2002 I was employed by Fifa to work on a wide range of matters relating to football,” Platini wrote.
(8) The matter is now in the hands of the Guernsey police and the law officers.” One resident who is a constant target of the paper and has complained to police, Rosie Guille, said the allegations had a “huge impact on morale” on the island.
(9) Women who make their first visit during their first pregnancy are more likely than those who are not pregnant to receive a pregnancy test or counseling on matters other than birth control.
(10) After friends heard that he was on them, Brumfield started observing something strange: “If we had people over to the Super Bowl or a holiday season party, I’d notice that my medicines would come up short, no matter how good friends they were.” Twice people broke into his house to get to the drugs.
(11) In the subgroup of children under age 5 years at the time of diagnosis, 10 of 11 showed neuropsychologic deficits, and eight of 11 had white matter changes.
(12) "We understand that the matter is currently under review by the inspector general," Carney said.
(13) Cadavers have a multitude of possible uses--from the harvesting of organs, to medical education, to automotive safety testing--and yet their actual utilization arouses profound aversion no matter how altruistic and beneficial the motivation.
(14) It doesn’t matter when art was made; it’s all contemporary.
(15) The HKSAR government will continue to follow up on the matter so as to protect the legal rights of the people of Hong Kong."
(16) He said: "This is a wonderful town but Tesco will suck the life out of the greengrocers, butchers, off-licence, and then it is only a matter of time for us too.
(17) He was often detained and occasionally beaten when he returned to Minsk for demonstrations, but “if he thought it was professional duty to uncover something, he did that no matter what threats were made,” Kalinkina said.
(18) His wrists were shown wrapped in tape with “MIKE BROWN” and “MY KIDS MATTER” written on them.
(19) This isn’t a devolved matter, this is about when they come to our shores here, UK taxpayers and their ability to use UK services,” Creasy said.
(20) It’s not just a matter of will or gumption or desire on my part.
Singularity
Definition:
(n.) The quality or state of being singular; some character or quality of a thing by which it is distinguished from all, or from most, others; peculiarity.
(n.) Anything singular, rare, or curious.
(n.) Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction.
(n.) Celibacy.
Example Sentences:
(1) The combination of Azathioprine and Cyclosporin A brought with a 1-year function rate of 54% better results in comparison to the singular application of Azathioprine (22%) and Cyclosporin A (41%).
(2) But singular concern with the consequences of monopolistic control by the profession is no substitute for analysis of the dynamics among demand, production, and supply of surgery.
(3) The National Society to Prevent Blindness, formed in 1908, is the oldest voluntary agency with the singular mission to preserve sight and prevent blindness through a broad program of public and professional education, industrial and community services, and research.
(4) Nevertheless, studies on the occurrence of delayed neuronal death in the human brain have been singular and dealt with only small files of patients.
(5) Unfortunately, Hillary Clinton was advised once again by Beltway advisers who knew it all, had the models and the projections, but who called it wrong.” The USHCC was singularly invested in the outcome of Tuesday’s election, as it had endorsed Clinton for the presidency – the first time it has done so for any candidate in its 38-year history.
(6) Although singular neurectomy can be mastered, it will remain a procedure done by few surgeons.
(7) Thus, both tonB and fiu cir mutants showed a comparably reduced susceptibility to the probe compounds, whereas mutants singularly lacking any one of the six iron-regulated outer membrane proteins (Fiu, FepA, FecA, FhuA, FhuE, and Cir) or lacking any combination of any two of these proteins (except Fiu plus Cir) did not show this resistance.
(8) Each situation of terminal cases is absolutely singular and unique.
(9) A singular perturbation analysis of the 8-dimensional phase portrait of the model characterizes the role of calcium during the plateau phase of the ventricular action potential and demonstrates how the calcium refractory period prevents tetanization.
(10) Type 0 (strong) resetting occurred when respiratory drive was low, type 1 (weak) resetting when drive was high, and a phase singularity when drive was intermediate.
(11) We conclude that these equations could be used singularly or collectively to determine FFB, and a minimal weight could then be derived and assigned to a scholastic wrestler.
(12) Jim Gianopulos, the chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment, went on a Singularity University course, and has since become evangelical about it.
(13) In contrast to neurons appearing in the pancreas of the sand rat, the neurons in the thyroid gland occur in most cases as singular neurons.
(14) In this paper we first review a modified form of the singularity decomposition of the FPP function accomplished within a prescribed error range.
(15) We could show that pathologic stress szintigrams were only found in patients with a singular stenosis in one branch of the left coronary artery.
(16) The advantages are: diminished risk of infections, local anesthesia instead of general anesthesia, applicability by the cardiologist in the catheterization-laboratory or under a simple fluoroscopy-unit, short stay of patients in the hospital without transfers to other departments, few personnel (1 scrubbed doctor, 1 non-scrubbed nurse), recognition of venous anomalies (singular left superior caval vein) without useless incisions for the patient.
(17) The resulting type, not to be identified by classical CFA, was shown to be singular and clear-cut with weakness in all 3 verbal tests.
(18) Udall barely mentioned government surveillance on the campaign trail, choosing instead to mount a singular focus on female voters, rarely straying from two topics : contraception and abortion.
(19) The presence of these microbacteria may provide a clue as to the late appearance, particular location, and singular clinical picture of pericoronitis.
(20) The results revealed that the conventional speaking tube was inferior to the electric hearing aid in terms of specificity to various frequencies, advantages and understanding of singular syllables, but almost equal to the latter in terms of understandings of three syllables.