(superl.) Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.
(superl.) Evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as, smooth hair.
(superl.) Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream.
(superl.) Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent.
(superl.) Bland; mild; smoothing; fattering.
(superl.) Causing no resistance to a body sliding along its surface; frictionless.
(adv.) Smoothly.
(n.) The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths.
(n.) That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything.
(a.) To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as, to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an iron.
(a.) To free from obstruction; to make easy.
(a.) To free from harshness; to make flowing.
(a.) To palliate; to gloze; as, to smooth over a fault.
(a.) To give a smooth or calm appearance to.
(a.) To ease; to regulate.
(v. i.) To flatter; to use blandishment.
Example Sentences:
(1) These immunocytochemical studies clearly demonstrated that cells encountered within the fibrous intimal thickening in the vein graft were inevitably smooth muscle cell in origin.
(2) Thus adrenaline, via pre- and post-junctional adrenoceptors, may contribute to enhanced vascular smooth muscle contraction, which most likely is sensitized by the elevated intracellular calcium concentration.
(3) In addition to their involvement in thrombosis, activated platelets release growth factors, most notably a platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) which may be the principal mediator of smooth muscle cell migration from the media into the intima and of smooth muscle cell proliferation in the intima as well as of vasoconstriction.
(4) Peripheral eosinocytes increased by 10%, and tests for HBsAg, antiHBs, antimitochondrial antibody and anti-smooth muscle antibody were all negative.
(5) After vascular injury, smooth muscle cells proliferate, reaching a maximum rate at day 2.
(6) Recent studies have shown that an aberration in platelet-derived growth factor gene expression is unlikely to be a factor in proliferation of smooth-muscle cells.
(7) The Ta loop was a smooth, elongated ellipse in configuration and showed clockwise rotation in all planes, as did the P loop.
(8) This series of tests included tests for pathologic nystagmus, saccades, smooth pursuit, and optokinetic nystagmus, as well as bithermal caloric testing and rotational testing.
(9) It inhibits platelet and vascular smooth muscle activation by cGMP-dependent attenuation of the agonist-induced rise of intracellular free Ca2+.
(10) It is concluded that a Na-H antiport system in vascular smooth muscle regulates Na influx rate, contributes to intracellular pH regulation and influences basal levels of Na,K-pump activity.
(11) By 30 min after insemination, the surface of the egg is relatively smooth.
(12) An electrogenic sodium-potassium pump appears to contribute materially to the steady-state potential and to certain of the transient potential responses of vascular smooth muscle.
(13) Distribution patterns of phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylinositol in the smooth muscle as well as in the mucosa were different from those in the liver.
(14) Ultrastructural study of the uterine lesion demonstrated smooth muscle cells with only a few "autophagic" facuoles to cells nearly replaced by lysosomes.
(15) These early hyperplastic lesions revealed stellate-shaped dilated bile canaliculi lined by blebs and abnormally thick elongated microvilli, a decreased number of microvilli on the sinusoidal surface, a marked increase in smooth endoplasmic reticulum, large nucleoli, and bundles of pericanalicular microfilaments.
(16) We conclude that once daily doxazosin provides smooth and effective blood pressure control throughout a 24 h post-dose period.
(17) It is suggested that contractile responses to electrical stimulation in isolated sheep urethral smooth muscle are mediated by the sympathetic nervous system, mainly through release of noradrenaline stimulating postjunctional alpha 1-adrenoceptors.
(18) Four fractions enriched, respectively, in plasma membrane (PM), smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER), rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), and mitochondria were isolated from estrogen-dominated rat myometrium.
(19) From the findings of this study the authors recommend wide excision of colorectal smooth-muscle tumours whenever there is a suggestion of malignancy.
(20) All smooth strains of Brucella bear two lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antigens in a ratio that defines the classification of strains in serovars, A (A greater than M), M (M greater than A) and A.M (A = M).
Textured
Definition:
(imp. & p. p.) of Texture
Example Sentences:
(1) Models incorporating linear spatial-frequency- and orientation-selective channels explain many aspects of visual texture segregation.
(2) The texture of a food item can be distinguished in hardness, toughness, stickiness, juiciness and chewability.
(3) The prognostic significance of nuclear texture features has to be proved by further studies in which clinical data of the course of the tumor disease must be included.
(4) Two long-term tillage studies on fine-textured, clay loam soils were sampled in July and November 1977 following 2 years of limited rainfall.
(5) Soybean proteins are widely used in human foods in a variety of forms, including infant formulas, flour, protein concentrates, protein isolates, soy sauces, textured soy fibers, and tofu.
(6) Our results force a reexamination of the process of human texture segregation and of some recent models that were introduced to explain it.
(7) If young children know this association, they should attend to texture as well as shape in classifying objects with eyes.
(8) The torque was dependent on the physical distribution of the texture of the sole and slightly dependent on the frictional force.
(9) A split-skin graft is used to reconstruct both (not one) areolae; this provides almost complete symmetry in terms of size, texture, and color.
(10) Repeated exposure of the nasal hoods to microwaves resulted in no damage to their texture and flexibility.
(11) Pressing was regulated in order to get maximum pressing force effect for 0.1 s, 30 s and 60 s. Textures of side of compressed forms as well as edge and middle of surface of compressed forms were investigated by scanning electron microscope.
(12) An increased number of femora showed hypertrophy with normal bone texture.
(13) The general scheme of mapping spatial distribution of cytoplasm texture parameters, realized using computed microscope LEITZ-T.A.S., allowed the imaging of geometrical relationship between yolk granules in the Rana Temporaria fertilized egg.
(14) Textures observed include spherulites with Maltese crosses, striated and highly colored ribbons, whorls of periodic interference fringes, and colored flakes.
(15) I want to make use of its virtual texture capability to create vast procedurally generated worlds, stuff I can't currently do with the hardware available to me now.
(16) The surface texture was also dependent upon the temperature of the preparation and polymer used.
(17) A textured figure moving across a stationary textured background ("texture bar" stimulus) often elicited vigorous neural responses, but, on average, the responses to texture bars were significantly smaller than to solid (uniform luminance) bars.
(18) Using a 3-MHz transducer, no discrete alterations in the echo texture of the livers were seen to correspond to the regenerating nodules.
(19) The sector scanner through the supraclavicular approach adequately visualized the external profile and the internal texture of the lesions in all 11 patients, which is a significant improvement (p less than 0.05) over what can be accomplished with linear-array scanner through the intercostal approach.
(20) Neuronal texture discrimination in the cat striate cortex was investigated by measuring the responses of single cells to different pattern structures.