(n.) That branch of science which treats of the measurement of the intensity of light.
Example Sentences:
(1) We studied the formation and structure of liquid crystalline phase of F-actin solutions by polarized light photometry, assuming that a small domain of the liquid crystalline phase works as a linear retardation plate.
(2) The nuclear DNA contents of 50 thyroid tumors were measured paraffin block samples and needle biopsies by using microscopic photometry, and the diagnostic value of this measurement was examined.
(3) Renal blood flow was measured by an electromagnetic flowmeter, glomerular filtration rate by creatinine clearance, urinary sodium by flame photometry and solute excretion by osmometry.
(4) Spectral luminous efficiency functions for mesopic vision were measured extensively to establish a basic data set for the mesopic photometry system.
(5) Various functional states of cells of sarcoma 45 in the course of its growth and regression were studied by photometry and spectral analysis using acridine orange.
(6) The effect of polyoxin D on Candida was evaluated in in vitro assays for its capacity to adhere to buccal epithelial cells (BEC), and by fluorescent-microscopy photometry and flow cytometry using cells stained with cellufluor (CF), a fluorochrome with affinity for chitin.
(7) The measurements in whole blood and plasma from intensive care patients were compared with flame photometry.
(8) SP-like immunoreactivity (SPLI) in the dorsal horns was quantitated using immunohistochemical staining and manual photometry.
(9) Concentrations were obtained per kilogram of dry mass, were converted to concentrations per litre of water content using known figures for water and solid concentration of nucleus and cytoplasm, and were then compared with measurements on cells from the same animal obtained by flame photometry.
(10) It is based on the microscopic photometry of stain intensities per area of functional units.
(11) The effect of Na and K ions on active Na transport was studied in guinea-pig auricles by means of flame photometry.
(12) Radiography and flame photometry have been compared as means of determining the end point of decalcification in relation to minimizing pulp-dentin separation in histological sections of teeth.
(13) The process of electrophoresis, a separation phenomenon, is mistakenly understood to include the sequential processes ancillary to analyte resolution, that is, staining and quantification, where the latter could be elution followed by photometry or integrating-calculating-densitometry.
(14) We conclude that the phasic, magnocellular cell system of the primate visual pathway underlies performance in the psychophysical task of heterochromatic flicker photometry.
(15) IV as a group were estimated by photometry of hydrolysed samples, using I as a reference.
(16) The contractile activity of the wall and valve of lymphatic microvessels (LM) of the rat mesentery were studied biomicroscopically by optic photometry.
(17) Intra-erythrocytic sodium was studied using hypotonic lysis and flame photometry after four washings with isotonic MgCl2 in 240 normotensive subjects (aged 10-45 years) on a free diet with (F+, 121 patients) or without (F-, 119 patients) hypertensive parents, recruited from a random sample of the general population.
(18) The precision levels of available alternatives for electrolyte analysis namely: flame photometry, direct and indirect ion selective electrode methods, dry chemistry, and the newly developed enzymatic approach for sodium and potassium analysis are discussed.
(19) The T3 response of other cardiac mRNAs was quantitated using in vitro translation, separation of 35S methionine labeled translational products and their quantitation by digital matrix photometry.
(20) Here we consider cancelling opposed movements for photometry with coloured lights, and some recent experiments, carried out with John Harris, on nulling 'real' against opposed 'apparent' motion for teasing out some neural movement channels.
Star
Definition:
(n.) One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon, comets, and nebulae.
(n.) The polestar; the north star.
(n.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny; (usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to influence fortune.
(n.) That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor.
(n.) Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc.
(n.) A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
(n.) A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading theatrical performer, etc.
(v. t.) To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle; as, a robe starred with gems.
(v. i.) To be bright, or attract attention, as a star; to shine like a star; to be brilliant or prominent; to play a part as a theatrical star.
Example Sentences:
(1) 2.35pm: West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has admitted that a deal to land Miroslav Klose is unlikely to go through following the striker's star performances in South Africa.
(2) The greatest stars who emerged from the early talent shows – Frank Sinatra, Gladys Knight, Tony Bennett – were artists with long careers.
(3) Gove said in the interview that he did not want to be Tory leader, claiming that he lacked the "extra spark of charisma and star quality" possessed by others.
(4) Gassmann, whose late father, Vittorio , was a critically acclaimed star of Italian cinema in its heyday in the 1960s, tweeted over the weekend with the hashtag #Romasonoio (I am Rome), calling on the city’s residents to be an example of civility and clean up their own little corners of Rome with pride.
(5) Yves was the vulnerable, suffering artist and Pierre the fiercely controlling protector: a man who, in Lespert's film, is painfully aware of his public image – "the pimp who's found his all-star hooker".
(6) Bob Farnsworth, president of Nashville, Tennessee-based Hummingbird Productions, told trade publication Variety that the film was set for release in 2015 and would star Karolyn Grimes, who played George Bailey's daughter in the original film.
(7) Lady Gaga is not the first big music star to make a new album available early to mobile customers.
(8) Cape no longer has the monopoly on talent; the stars are scattered these days, and Franklin's "fantastically discriminating" deputy Robin Robertson can take credit for many recent triumphs, including their most recent Booker winner, Anne Enright.
(9) It also has one of the highest female university rates anywhere in the world.” The UAE-based Rotana hotels is planning to open a number of hotels in Iran, and France’s leading hotelier, Accor, is involved in at least two four-star hotels in the country.
(10) The EFDD role is a lucrative one and involves representing rightwing MEPs from across the EU, including populist parties such as the Swedish Democrats and Italy’s Five Star Movement.
(11) The former Arsenal and France star has signed a three-year contract to replace the sacked Jason Kreis at the helm of the second-year expansion club and will take over on 1 January, the team said.
(12) HTC needs to move from being star struck fan to star of its own ads.
(13) I called it following the Star Trek Non-Interference Directive.
(14) I'm just saying, in your … Instagrams, you don't have to have yourself with, walking with black people.” The male voice singles out Magic Johnson, the retired basketball star and investor: "Don't put him on an Instagram for the world to have to see so they have to call me.
(15) Where Jim Broadbent stands as an inherently warm screen presence, his co-star's image is rather more flinty.
(16) Along with a lengthy list of cameos, Girls actor Gaby Hoffmann and Party Down star Martin Starr appear as former Neptune High classmates new to the Veronica Mars universe.
(17) Mimics are stars and the country’s finest impersonators have their own television shows.
(18) While ITV1's Harry Hill and the final series of BBC1's Gavin and Stacey will stay put, Sky1 did manage to secure US drama House, starring Hugh Laurie, from Channel Five, paying an estimated £500,000 an episode.
(19) Olympic games are a competition between countries, but here spectators can freely choose which star to cheer for and unite as one,” said Inoki, a lawmaker in Japan’s upper house who was known as “Burning Fighting Spirit” in the ring.
(20) Likewise, Blanchett's co-star Alec Baldwin appeared to call for an end to the public nature of the row, terming Dylan's allegations "this family's personal struggle".