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COMBINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of combining things to form a new whole
Synonyms:
combination; combining; compounding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("combination" is a kind of...):
change of integrity (the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "combination"):
affixation; attachment (the act of attaching or affixing something)
confusion (an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended)
admixture; commixture; intermixture; mix; mixing; mixture (the act of mixing together)
fusion (the act of fusing (or melting) together)
blend; blending (the act of blending components together thoroughly)
interspersal; interspersion (the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things)
temperance (the act of tempering)
conjugation; jointure; unification; union; uniting (the act of making or becoming a single unit)
consolidation; integration (the act of combining into an integral whole)
Derivation:
combinatorial (relating to or involving combinations)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("combination" is a kind of...):
mathematical operation; mathematical process; operation ((mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods)
Derivation:
combinatorial (relating to the combination and arrangement of elements in sets)
combine (put or add together)
combine (gather in a mass, sum, or whole)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("combination" is a kind of...):
accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "combination"):
haplotype ((genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be inherited together)
amalgam (a combination or blend of diverse things)
color scheme; colour scheme (a planned combination of colors)
complexion (a combination that results from coupling or interlinking)
Derivation:
combine (put or add together)
combine (mix together different elements)
combine (gather in a mass, sum, or whole)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("combination" is a kind of...):
alignment; alinement; alliance; coalition (an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty)
Domain category:
government; political science; politics (the study of government of states and other political units)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "combination"):
combination in restraint of trade ((law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States))
Derivation:
combinatorial (relating to or involving combinations)
combine (gather in a mass, sum, or whole)
combine (join for a common purpose or in a common action)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose
Example:
they were a winning combination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("combination" is a kind of...):
social unit; unit (an organization regarded as part of a larger social group)
Derivation:
combinatorial (relating to or involving combinations)
combine (gather in a mass, sum, or whole)
combine (join for a common purpose or in a common action)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
Example:
he forgot the combination to the safe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("combination" is a kind of...):
sequence (serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern)
Derivation:
combinatorial (relating to or involving combinations)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A coordinated sequence of chess moves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("combination" is a kind of...):
sequence (serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern)
Context examples:
Drugs used in combination with other pain drugs to assist or enhance their action.
(Adjuvant Analgesic, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen containing doxorubicin hydrochloride, bleomycin sulfate, vincristine sulfate and etoposide used in combination with radiation therapy for the treatment of low-risk, childhood Hodgkin lymphoma.
(ABVE regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used with radiation therapy to treat childhood Hodgkin lymphoma.
(ABVE, NCI Dictionary)
A combination of modifications was needed to tailor the nanogels for targeted drug delivery.
(Novel nanogels hold promise for improved drug delivery to cancer patients, National Science Foundation)
The Cambridge researchers say the reason they have been able to make theirs produce syngas sustainably is thanks the combination of materials and catalysts they used.
(‘Artificial leaf’ successfully produces clean gas, University of Cambridge)
The drug combination essentially shuts down tumor cell ATP production.
(Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers, National Institutes of Health)
The team used a combination of machine learning and a whole blood assay known as qPCR – a relatively simple tool – to identify genetic signatures that re-created the two subgroups from their previous study.
(New prognostic test could enable personalised treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, University of Cambridge)
A recent study revealed biomarker combinations in urine that are unique to prostate cancer and 2 of its stages.
(Biomarker Signatures of Prostate Cancer, NIH)
A chemotherapy regimen consisting of doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine, used alone or in combination with radiation therapy, for the primary treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma.
(ABVD regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen consisting of doxorubicin, bleomycin, and vinblastine used alone or in combination with radiation therapy, for the initial treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma.
(ABV Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
