(n.) The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of cloth or leather.
(n.) Hence, a line of junction; a joint; a suture, as on a ship, a floor, or other structure; the line of union, or joint, of two boards, planks, metal plates, etc.
(n.) A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal.
(n.) A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.
(v. t.) To form a seam upon or of; to join by sewing together; to unite.
(v. t.) To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to scar.
(v. t.) To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting.
(v. i.) To become ridgy; to crack open.
(n.) A denomination of weight or measure.
(n.) The quantity of eight bushels of grain.
(n.) The quantity of 120 pounds of glass.
Example Sentences:
(1) It seams rational to proceed to an earlier total correction in these cases when well defined criteria are fullfilled, as the mortality figures of the palliative and corrective procedures have a tendency to reach each other: (3,2 versus 5,7%).
(2) Osteomalacia is characterized by large osteoid seams and a preserved volume of bone trabeculae.
(3) A sclerotic border and osteoid seams were noted, two features that seem not to have been previously reported in early lesions.
(4) Given the Panahi situation, it seems almost appropriate that this year's festival has been quite downbeat with films mining the darker seams of the human condition.
(5) While the functional significance of the seams remains unknown and their specific composition clearly requires further study, it is likely that they represent important functional (e.g., viscoelastic) or biological (e.g., nutritional) subdivisions of ligament substance.
(6) 1.59pm BST 32nd over: Sri Lanka 89-2 (Jayawardene 11, Sangakkara 22) A jaffa from Plunkett from round the wicket beats Sangakkara all ends up – it was angled in on middle stump, then seamed away to beat the outside edge.
(7) But then a mismanaged clean-up in an underground garbage dump ignited a seam of anthracite eight miles long that proved impossible to extinguish.
(8) Carefully pull the frayed seam over the original seam line and pin in place.
(9) The histological study of the tibiae showed decreased mineralization with narrower trabeculae and enlarged osteoid seams; bone resorption at the inner surface was also significantly decreased.
(10) The amount of osteoid and the length of the osteoid seams were normal, whereas the mean width of the osteoid seams was decreased.
(11) A double white line parallel to the lateral ribs produced by the double seam of the bag distinguishes this artifact from a true pneumothorax.
(12) Calcification rate in the cortical bone of the tibia was reduced with a parallel reduction in endosteal osteoid seam width.
(13) It shows the costs in 1979 included £464 spent on replacing linen, £39 on "sewing carpet seams", £19 on an ironing board and £527 on cleaning carpets.
(14) In infants, human femoral arteries display seam-like internal elastic lamina (IEL) covered with endothelium on the luminal side and with smooth muscle cells (SMC) on the medial side.
(15) The second minor discontinuity to appear is planar (seam), shown here in a dryolestid eupantothere.
(16) (5) The transfer function at the bone seams and thinner areas of the bones was insufficient for modal analysis of the facial region and total cranial bone of the human dry skull.
(17) The seams are filled with subunits that appear to bind the flaps together.
(18) Crystallization of bone salt is severely impaired and an osteomalacia-like picture may be produced with decreased osteoblastic activity, widened growth plates, excessive osteoid seams and short, thickened bones.
(19) The complication rate of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the hand of a well trained surgeon seams to be comparable or even smaller than in conventional procedure.
(20) Couple or individual reaction after genetic counselling in case of Recklinghausen disease seams us to be very different according to the patients and for a patient according to the moment of counseling.
Seamless
Definition:
(a.) Without a seam.
Example Sentences:
(1) The Ministry of Defence has said it is “planning for a seamless transition of assets”.
(2) Destiny is an experience we’ve wanted to explore for many years, but maybe didn’t have the bandwidth, the technology, the expertise, the critical mass to get it done.” Art and inspiration While engineers were working on the logistics of constructing one seamless online galaxy for players to explore and meet in, the 14-person concept art team was beginning to sketch out the look of the world.
(3) Leroy Sané, a substitute, slotted in seamlessly on his debut.
(4) He is someone we have followed for some time and believe will fit seamlessly into Eddie and Jason’s plans.
(5) Its sheer speed, versatility, horsepower and its ability to turn on and off with words make it a relatively seamless entry into our already crowded media center.
(6) After showings of familiar and already much-anticipated stuff such as Watch Dogs , Assassin's Creed IV , South Park: the Stick of Truth and Mighty Quest for Epic Loot , we got The Crew , a cross-America racing title with seamless player collaboration and competition and lots of levelling up ( read our preview here ).
(7) If you wanted to change leader, come and talk to me, work it out so there is a seamless process.” Giles rolled former chief minister Terry Mills just six months after the 2012 election while Mills was in Japan on a trade trip.
(8) He is the ideal person for the job and this will be a seamless leadership change."
(9) The industry is starting to coalesce around ideas known as “mutual recognition” and “expanded equivalence”, which largely achieve the same goal – the ability to operate seamlessly in the UK and EU – but give May the control over UK borders that she seeks.
(10) Cumbria is a world away from London, where buses come along every seven minutes, not every seven days, and 24m journeys are taken a day on a seamless network that includes city buses, the underground, ferries and even bikes.
(11) His return after three months out with a knee injury got somewhat lost in the excitement of the win over United, with his seamless reintroduction bringing another clean sheet.
(12) Southampton had lost Toby Alderweireld to an early injury but Florin Gardos seamlessly filled the gap alongside José Fonte.
(13) You’ll be able to get to work on time; there’ll be a seamless shopping experience, safety through cameras, et cetera.
(14) The opening notes seemed to blend seamlessly from last season’s songbook.
(15) Not plying for hire like Jack Straw or Malcolm Rifkind, not taking the Portillo route to TV stardom (yet, anyway), not slipping seamlessly into the City on a six-figure salary.
(16) A large component of my work is to help schools effectively embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives within the school and within the curriculum so that it looks seamless.
(17) Most significantly, a similar breakneck-speed filming model has been adopted, in order to allow the sequels to slot seamlessly into the space vacated by Twilight.
(18) He almost always goes out with an iPhone, a BlackBerry and an Android device, tweeting seamlessly all the while.
(19) As convenience stores and discounters claim their market share, supermarkets need to strive to provide a seamless experience in all areas of the store to remain competitive.
(20) The prize we seek – a single, seamless health and social care system that offers equal support for equal need – is a significant one.