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BREAKTHROUGH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Making an important discovery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("breakthrough" is a kind of...):
discovery; find; uncovering (the act of discovering something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("breakthrough" is a kind of...):
incursion; penetration (an attack that penetrates into enemy territory)
Derivation:
break through (penetrate)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A productive insight
Synonyms:
breakthrough; discovery; find
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("breakthrough" is a kind of...):
brainstorm; brainwave; insight (the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation)
Context examples:
A fungus genetically engineered to produce spider toxin can crush populations of malaria-spreading mosquitoes, according to a study hailed as a breakthrough by international scientists battling to combat the disease.
(Genetically modified fungus hailed as malaria breakthrough, SciDev.Net)
David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT is committed to shortening the time needed for breakthrough discoveries to directly benefit cancer patients.
(David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, NCI Thesaurus)
Due to its quick onset and short duration of action, the administration of fentanyl nasal spray may relieve breakthrough pain in adults already receiving maintenance opioid therapy for chronic pain.
(Fentanyl Citrate-containing Nasal Spray, NCI Thesaurus)
To protect yourself, recognize the red flags such as: • Miracle cure • Quick fix • Ancient remedy • Secret ingredient • Scientific breakthrough
(Health Fraud, Food and Drug Administration)
It is being studied in the treatment of breakthrough pain (pain that occurs even when pain-control medication is already being used) in cancer patients.
(Fentanyl sublingual spray, NCI Dictionary)
Due to its quick onset and short duration of action, the administration of fentanyl sublingual spray may relief breakthrough pain.
(Fentanyl Citrate Pectin-Based Nasal Spray, NCI Thesaurus)
Breakthrough Listen used instruments at the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia to observe that location over 5 hours on Saturday, detecting 15 bursts over the entire 4 to 8 GHz frequency band.
(Mysterious Radio Signals Detected from Deep Space, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A scientific breakthrough has taken an emerging biotechnology a step closer to being used to treat wastewater in the developing world.
(Electricity from Sewage: Process Also Kills Germs, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Australian researchers have made a breakthrough in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis using immunotherapy.
(Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Developed in Australia Shows Promise, VOA)
The discovery of LB-1 fits nicely with another breakthrough in astrophysics.
(Unpredicted stellar black hole discovered by astronomers, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
