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Near Antonyms
A-beta
Definition
- : beta-amyloid //It turns out that A-beta probably causes damage long before it accumulates into these plaques. — Laura Sanders //Brain images of healthy people reveal that A-beta plaques are common, even in people who don't have dementia. — Tina Hesman Saey
First Known Use
1993, in the meaning defined aboveecological
Definition
- : of or relating to the science of ecology //ecological studies
- : of or relating to the environments of living things or to the relationships between living things and their environments //The ecological effects of the turf monoculture become even more troubling as large tracts, such as golf courses, displace whole ecosystems in a single stroke. — Adelheid Fischer //In every community in nature, each type of organism has its own specialized role to play in what is called an ecological niche. — William Threlfall //Rush was scoffing at concerns that the schools of sharks gathering off the coast of Florida might be an indication of some harmful ecological change. — Al Franken //The chief of a new environmental protection committee, Fyodor Morgun, blamed the “ill-considered drive to build gigantic plants” for a Pandora's box of ecological problems, including air and water pollution. — William R. Doerner et al.
- : of or relating to human ecology //Ecological data suggest that in rural areas the availability of family physicians is associated with reduced mortality rate after adjustment for demographic and economic factors. — Peter Franks et al.
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined at sense 2eddy
plural eddies
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a current of water or air running contrary to the main currentespecially : a circular current : whirlpool: something moving similarly
- : a contrary or circular current (as of thought or policy)
verb
eddied; eddying
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to cause to move in an eddy
- intransitive verb
- : to move in an eddy or in the manner of an eddy
Examples
Noun
- //The boat was caught in a powerful eddy.
Verb
- //The wind gusted and eddied around us.
- //The waves swirled and eddied against the pier.
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1730, in the meaning defined at transitive sense History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English (Scots) ydy, probably from Old Norse ithaA-beta
Definition
- : beta-amyloid //It turns out that A-beta probably causes damage long before it accumulates into these plaques. — Laura Sanders //Brain images of healthy people reveal that A-beta plaques are common, even in people who don't have dementia. — Tina Hesman Saey
First Known Use
1993, in the meaning defined aboveecological
Definition
- : of or relating to the science of ecology //ecological studies
- : of or relating to the environments of living things or to the relationships between living things and their environments //The ecological effects of the turf monoculture become even more troubling as large tracts, such as golf courses, displace whole ecosystems in a single stroke. — Adelheid Fischer //In every community in nature, each type of organism has its own specialized role to play in what is called an ecological niche. — William Threlfall //Rush was scoffing at concerns that the schools of sharks gathering off the coast of Florida might be an indication of some harmful ecological change. — Al Franken //The chief of a new environmental protection committee, Fyodor Morgun, blamed the “ill-considered drive to build gigantic plants” for a Pandora's box of ecological problems, including air and water pollution. — William R. Doerner et al.
- : of or relating to human ecology //Ecological data suggest that in rural areas the availability of family physicians is associated with reduced mortality rate after adjustment for demographic and economic factors. — Peter Franks et al.
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined at sense 2eddy
plural eddies
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a current of water or air running contrary to the main currentespecially : a circular current : whirlpool: something moving similarly
- : a contrary or circular current (as of thought or policy)
verb
eddied; eddying
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to cause to move in an eddy
- intransitive verb
- : to move in an eddy or in the manner of an eddy
Examples
Noun
- //The boat was caught in a powerful eddy.
Verb
- //The wind gusted and eddied around us.
- //The waves swirled and eddied against the pier.
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1730, in the meaning defined at transitive sense History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English (Scots) ydy, probably from Old Norse ithaA-beta
Definition
- : beta-amyloid //It turns out that A-beta probably causes damage long before it accumulates into these plaques. — Laura Sanders //Brain images of healthy people reveal that A-beta plaques are common, even in people who don't have dementia. — Tina Hesman Saey
First Known Use
1993, in the meaning defined aboveecological
Definition
- : of or relating to the science of ecology //ecological studies
- : of or relating to the environments of living things or to the relationships between living things and their environments //The ecological effects of the turf monoculture become even more troubling as large tracts, such as golf courses, displace whole ecosystems in a single stroke. — Adelheid Fischer //In every community in nature, each type of organism has its own specialized role to play in what is called an ecological niche. — William Threlfall //Rush was scoffing at concerns that the schools of sharks gathering off the coast of Florida might be an indication of some harmful ecological change. — Al Franken //The chief of a new environmental protection committee, Fyodor Morgun, blamed the “ill-considered drive to build gigantic plants” for a Pandora's box of ecological problems, including air and water pollution. — William R. Doerner et al.
- : of or relating to human ecology //Ecological data suggest that in rural areas the availability of family physicians is associated with reduced mortality rate after adjustment for demographic and economic factors. — Peter Franks et al.
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined at sense 2eddy
plural eddies
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a current of water or air running contrary to the main currentespecially : a circular current : whirlpool: something moving similarly
- : a contrary or circular current (as of thought or policy)
verb
eddied; eddying
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to cause to move in an eddy
- intransitive verb
- : to move in an eddy or in the manner of an eddy
Examples
Noun
- //The boat was caught in a powerful eddy.
Verb
- //The wind gusted and eddied around us.
- //The waves swirled and eddied against the pier.
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1730, in the meaning defined at transitive sense History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English (Scots) ydy, probably from Old Norse ithaA-beta
Definition
- : beta-amyloid //It turns out that A-beta probably causes damage long before it accumulates into these plaques. — Laura Sanders //Brain images of healthy people reveal that A-beta plaques are common, even in people who don't have dementia. — Tina Hesman Saey
First Known Use
1993, in the meaning defined aboveecological
Definition
- : of or relating to the science of ecology //ecological studies
- : of or relating to the environments of living things or to the relationships between living things and their environments //The ecological effects of the turf monoculture become even more troubling as large tracts, such as golf courses, displace whole ecosystems in a single stroke. — Adelheid Fischer //In every community in nature, each type of organism has its own specialized role to play in what is called an ecological niche. — William Threlfall //Rush was scoffing at concerns that the schools of sharks gathering off the coast of Florida might be an indication of some harmful ecological change. — Al Franken //The chief of a new environmental protection committee, Fyodor Morgun, blamed the “ill-considered drive to build gigantic plants” for a Pandora's box of ecological problems, including air and water pollution. — William R. Doerner et al.
- : of or relating to human ecology //Ecological data suggest that in rural areas the availability of family physicians is associated with reduced mortality rate after adjustment for demographic and economic factors. — Peter Franks et al.
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined at sense 2eddy
plural eddies
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a current of water or air running contrary to the main currentespecially : a circular current : whirlpool: something moving similarly
- : a contrary or circular current (as of thought or policy)
verb
eddied; eddying
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to cause to move in an eddy
- intransitive verb
- : to move in an eddy or in the manner of an eddy
Examples
Noun
- //The boat was caught in a powerful eddy.
Verb
- //The wind gusted and eddied around us.
- //The waves swirled and eddied against the pier.
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1730, in the meaning defined at transitive sense History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English (Scots) ydy, probably from Old Norse ithaeddy
noun