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INTERPRETED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Understood in a certain way; made sense of
Example:
an open door interpreted as an invitation
Synonyms:
interpreted; taken
Classified under:
Similar:
understood (fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb interpret
Context examples:
Results are interpreted using a light microscope and aid in the differential diagnosis of pathophysiological processes, which may or may not be associated with a particular antigen.
(Immunohistochemistry Staining Method, NCI Thesaurus)
It was a bird's-eye view of creation, as interpreted by science, which, in language always clear and sometimes picturesque, he unfolded before us.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
This strong radar reflection was interpreted by the study's authors as liquid water — one of the most important ingredients for life in the Universe.
(Possible Subsurface Lake near Martian South Pole, NASA)
Specifies whether an interpreted event or entity is abnormal.
(Abnormal Indicator, NCI Thesaurus)
A set of ideas, as of philosophical or religious doctrine, in terms of which other ideas are interpreted or assigned meaning; a system that uses coordinates to establish position.
(Frame of Reference, NCI Thesaurus)
“These decreases in power were interpreted to reflect toxic effects of long-term exposure to alcohol on the brain cells.”
(Study of brain energy patterns provides new insights into alcohol effects, National Institutes of Health)
The scientists interpreted Dawn's observations of two kinds of linear features to further understand their connection to the upwelling material.
(Dawn Explores Ceres' Interior Evolution, NASA)
An interpreted programming language for performing numerical computations for scientific computing.
(Octave Programming Language, NCI Thesaurus)
Despite the different materials, temperatures and gravity fields between Earth and Titan, many surface features are similar between the two worlds and can be interpreted as being products of the same geologic processes.
(The First Global Geologic Map of Titan Completed, NASA)
NOTE(S): If the frequency is more than once a day, this is still interpreted per time, e.g.
(Defined Activity Repeat Quantity, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
