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ENHANCEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An improvement that makes something more agreeable
Synonyms:
enhancement; sweetening
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("enhancement" is a kind of...):
improvement (the act of improving something)
Derivation:
enhance (make better or more attractive)
Context examples:
This gene plays a role in signal transduction, regulation of transcription and enhancement of apoptosis.
(DAXX Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
This leads to the opening of chloride channels, causing hyperpolarization, inhibition of neuronal firing, and enhancement of the inhibitory effect of GABA.
(Eszopiclone, NCI Thesaurus)
These findings suggest that the dopamine released from locus coeruleus neurons is responsible for novelty-induced memory enhancement.
(How novelty boosts memory retention, NIH)
This allele, which encodes CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha, is involved in transcriptional enhancement.
(CEBPA wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
A feedback is an enhancement (positive feedback) or a damping (negative feedback) of an initial change, in this case in the climate system.
(Climatic feedback mechanisms, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)
The degree of slow wave sleep enhancement was related to the degree of memory improvement, suggesting slow wave sleep remains important for memory, even in old age.
(Sound Waves Boost Older Adult' Memory, Deep Sleep, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
They found that phantom brightness enhancements appear in places where the viewer is looking through a "fold" in the curtain.
(Saturn Moon's Activity Could Be 'Curtain Eruptions', NASA)
A sterile non-pyrogenic suspension of microspheres of human serum albumin with the stable, high-molecular-weight fluorocarbon gas perflutren, used as a contrast enhancement agent for ultrasound procedures.
(Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres, NCI Thesaurus)
These pest-eating birds can be attracted to agricultural areas through landscape enhancements.
(American kestrels, most common predatory birds in U.S., can reduce need for pesticide use, National Science Foundation)
An adhesive restorative material, available in a number of shades to match patients' teeth, used for restoring teeth, correcting tooth discolorations, or cosmetic tooth enhancements.
(Bonding Restorative Material, NCI Thesaurus)
