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ATM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used
Synonyms:
ATM; automated teller; automated teller machine; automatic teller; automatic teller machine; cash dispenser; cash machine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ATM" is a kind of...):
machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A means of digital communications that is capable of very high speeds; suitable for transmission of images or voice or video as well as data
Example:
ATM is used for both LAN and WAN
Synonyms:
asynchronous transfer mode; ATM
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ATM" is a kind of...):
data communication; digital communication (electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers))
Sense 3
Meaning:
A unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
Synonyms:
atm; atmosphere; standard atmosphere; standard pressure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("atm" is a kind of...):
pressure unit (a unit measuring force per unit area)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "atm"):
s.t.p.; STP (standard temperature and pressure)
Context examples:
A non-SI unit of energy defined as one hundredth of the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of pure water by one hundred degrees (from 0 to 100 C or from 273.15 to 373.15 K) at the constant pressure of 101.325 kPa or one atm.
(Mean Calorie, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-SI unit of energy defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of pure water by one degree (from 19.5 to 20.5 C or from 292.65 to 293.65 K) under standard conditions with the specific heat of the water at 20 degrees Celsius and the constant pressure of 101.325 kPa or one atm being defined as unity.
(Calorie 20 Degrees Celsius, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-SI unit of energy defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of pure water by one degree Centigrade under standard conditions (the specific heat of the water at 3.98, 14.5, or 19.5 degrees Celcius and the constant pressure of 101.325 kPa or one atm being defined as unity), equal to approximately 4.184 J.
(Calorie, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-SI unit of energy defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of pure water by one degree (from 14.5 to 15.5 C or from 287.65 to 288.65 K) under standard conditions with the specific heat of the water at 15 degrees Celsius and the constant pressure of 101.325 kPa or one atm being defined as unity.
(Calorie 15 Degrees Celsius, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-SI unit of energy defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of pure water by one degree (from 3.5 to 4.5 C or from 276.65 to 277.65 K) under standard conditions with the specific heat of the water at 4 degrees Celsius and the constant pressure of 101.325 kPa or one atm being defined as unity.
(Calorie 4 Degrees Celsius, NCI Thesaurus)
DNA damage activates the DNA-PK/ATM/ATR kinases, initiating two parallel cascades that inactivate Cdc2-cyclin B. The first cascade rapidly inhibits progression into mitosis: the CHK kinases phosphorylate and inactivate Cdc25, which can no longer activate Cdc2.
(G2/M Checkpoint Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
ATM is mutated in patients with AT, a condition with many similar traits to Fanconi anemia.
(Cancer Susceptibility Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
In addition to regulating DNA repair and the cell cycle, ATM can also trigger apoptosis in radiation treated cells.
(ATM Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Human ATM wild-type allele is located within 11q22-q23 and is approximately 143 kb in length.
(ATM wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Although the mechanism of action is unknown, iniparib appears to be cytotoxic in cells with DNA alterations or DNA damage, like that found in tumor cells with mutations in the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene.
(Iniparib, NCI Thesaurus)
