(v. i. & t.) To dream; also impersonally; as, me mette, I dreamed.
(a.) To find the quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by any rule or standard; to measure.
(v. i.) To measure.
(n.) Measure; limit; boundary; -- used chiefly in the plural, and in the phrase metes and bounds.
Example Sentences:
(1) Although B12 supplementation results in a 10-fold repression of metE-lacZ expression, homocysteine addition to the growth medium overrides the B12-mediated repression.
(2) The deputy prime minister branded the treatment meted out to the four-year-old by his mother, Magdelena Luczak, and stepfather, Mariusz Krezolek, as evil and vile, but suggested it was up to the whole of society to stop such tragedies.
(3) This raises two issues: first, the treatment being meted out to thousands of people should be a moral offence to all of us; and second, our flexible labour market and increasingly brutal welfare system are now so constructed that even if you are doing well, it is perfectly possible that you could fall ill, and then find yourself just as terrified as the thousands who are currently being herded through the WCA process.
(4) The vitamin B12 (B12)-mediated repression of the metE gene in Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium requires the B12-dependent transmethylase, the metH gene product.
(5) The ubiE gene was shown to be cotransducible with metE (minute 75) and close to two other genes concerned with ubiquinone biosynthesis.
(6) When this plasmid was used to transform either wild-type E. coli, metE mutant, or metR mutant, MetE enzyme activity increased 5- to 7-fold over wild-type levels.
(7) This conserved sequence shows homology to a sequence preceding the S. typhimurium metE gene determined to bind the MetR regulatory protein.
(8) Eight metH mutants in Salmonella typhimurium with closely linked sites of mutation which could grow only on methionine were isolated from a metE mutant deficient in N(5)-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine transmethylase; their deficiency in cobalamin-dependent N(5)-methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine transmethylase was supported by the results of enzyme studies of one of them.
(9) The data of conjugational and transductional experiments presented in this report demonstrate that the udpPf1 inversion covers a chromosomal segment extending over 12 min of the E. coli genetic map and including the rpsE, crp and metE::Tn5 markers.
(10) For vitamin B12 and methionine to act as regulatory effectors in metE control, functional metH and metJ genes are required, respectively.
(11) Helena Smith in Athens says head of state president Carolos Papoulias has launched an attack on the fiscal policies being meted out by the country's creditors.
(12) Although the transformed cells produced large amounts of the metE protein in vivo, in vitro studies using pJ19 as template showed low synthesis of the metE protein.
(13) It is the latest sorry chapter in what has been a bad year for London's Square Mile, which is still digesting the record fine meted out to Barclays for attempting to rig Libor and the fulsome apology from HSBC, which admitted helping Mexican drug barons launder money.
(14) The former mutation lies near metE at min 75 and has been designated as bioP.
(15) Golovkin, without so much as a blemish on his cherubic visage, continued to mete out punishment.
(16) We used a metE-lacZ fusion phage (lambda Elac) to select for mutants with operator-constitutive mutations in the Salmonella typhimurium metE control region.
(17) Finally, it is known that vitamin B12 can repress expression of the metE gene.
(18) In transduction, the mutation mapped close to genes ilvD and metE at minute 84.
(19) This plasmid, pJ19, was used to transform Escherichia coli strain 2276, a metE mutant, and restore the MetE+ phenotype.
(20) Far from bridging the gap between Greece and its partners, the medicine meted out by international creditors has exacerbated the country’s decline.
Meter
Definition:
(n.) One who, or that which, metes or measures. See Coal-meter.
(n.) An instrument for measuring, and usually for recording automatically, the quantity measured.
(n.) A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.
(n.) Alt. of Metre
Example Sentences:
(1) The effect of ipratropium bromide administered at two dosage levels, 40 and 80 mug, isoproterenol, 150 mug, and placebo using a metered dose inhaler was evaluated in ten adult patients with asthma in a double-blind, crossover study.
(2) On the initial visit, the best corrected acuity with spectacles was determined and a potential acuity meter reading was obtained; this test suggested potential for visual recovery in two of the three patients.
(3) In 20 adult patients with asthma, we evaluated bronchodilation to a single administration of metered-dose glycopyrrolate aerosol (GA) to ascertain its onset and duration of action along with evaluation of safety.
(4) The volume of exhaled gas, during three- to five-minute collection periods, was measured and the fraction of exhaled CO2 was determined by a CO2 meter.
(5) All drugs were administered by metered dose inhalers.
(6) Patients should be carefully instructed in the optimal use of metered-dose inhalers, and some patients may benefit from use of tube-spacers.
(7) The ideal body weight (kg) of each individual can be calculated by the following formula: ideal body mass index x the height (m)2, since body mass index is expressed by the body weight in kilogram divided by the height squared in meters.
(8) The developed apparatus included ultrasonic generators operating at a frequency of 0.5-3 MHz, piezoceramic radiators of various design providing the heating of an object with convergent, divergent and plane ultrasonic waves, thermoprobes in the form of single or multiple thermocouples with the bends from 5 points at a 5 mm distance from one another, temperature meters and various auxiliaries.
(9) The Pearson correlations between serum bilirubin and jaundice meter measurements were .75 for meter 1 and .76 for meter 2.
(10) It’s a damp squib, a bit of a nothing result,” a leading energy analyst said of a report that is widely expected to endorse provisional findings released in March , and recommend price controls on prepayment meters and setting up a customer database to help rival suppliers target customers stuck on expensive default tariffs.
(11) The use of a standard 35 mm camera with a spot metering system to take slit-lamp photographs is described.
(12) The time required to empty a one litre bag of Ringer's Lactate from a 1.0 meter vertical drop was measured while using four different IV catheters (9.5, 10, 14 and 16 gauge), and the flow rates calculated.
(13) Endogenous rhythm of activity tended to disappear in specimens maintained under constant pressure conditions equivalent to 20 meters depth.
(14) When I tried to submit my latest gas and electricity meter readings on the npower website last month I received an email telling me that because all customers are being moved to a new billing system no meter readings can be taken online or via the call centre until after 15 April 2014.
(15) Measurements were made before feedings, during the first part of the night, and evaporation rate values were expressed as grams per square meter of body surface area per hour.
(16) A digital constancy meter which has been used in our institution uses a plane-parallel chamber for daily morning output checks of treatment machines.
(17) Annual savings in tonnes of CO 2 Install 2 kilowatt solar PV panels 0.4 Buy a new A++ refrigerator if yours is more than 4 years old, and only use a small-screen TV 0.1 Use LED or fluorescent lights where you currently have halogen lights installed 0.1 Buy an automated system to turn off appliances when not in use; get a meter that shows actual energy use and use it to monitor your household 0.1 Only use your washing machine and dishwasher when full to capacity and at lowest temperature 0.1 Never use the tumble dryer 0.1 Get rid of the freezer if you can, and replace your small appliances with "eco" varieties 0.1 Car (1.5 tonnes of CO 2 ) There is one car for every two people in the UK, and each one travels an average of about 9,000 miles a year.
(18) There was no difference in rates for persons who lived at sea level, compared to those who lived between 600 and 1800 meters.
(19) Npower blamed its planned rises on increases in wholesale gas and electricity costs and the cost of delivering government policies, such as smart metering and subsidies for renewable energy.
(20) Aqueous cells and flare of both eyes were measured by a laser flare-cell meter (KOWA FC 100).