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LONG-LIVED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Existing for a long time
Example:
a long-lasting friendship
Synonyms:
durable; lasting; long-lasting; long-lived
Classified under:
Similar:
long (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified)
Context examples:
It orbits a small, cool type of star called an M dwarf - especially noteworthy because, as the most common and long-lived type of star in the Milky Way galaxy, M dwarfs may host a high percentage of the total number of planets in the galaxy.
(A Rare Look at a Rocky Exoplanet's Surface, NASA)
Observations from the rover suggest that a series of long-lived streams and lakes existed at some point between about 3.8 to 3.3 billion years ago, delivering sediment that slowly built up the lower layers of Mount Sharp.
(NASA's Curiosity Rover Team Confirms Ancient Lakes on Mars, NASA)
During its routine yearly monitoring of the weather on our solar system's outer planets, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new mysterious dark storm on Neptune (right) and provided a fresh look at a long-lived storm circling around the north polar region on Uranus (left).
(Hubble Reveals Dynamic Atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune, NASA)
This research highlights the value of long-term studies for understanding the impact of environmental change on long-lived marine predators such as penguins, said Jennifer Burns, a program director in NSF's Office of Polar Programs.
(Whaling and climate change lead to 100 years of feast or famine for Antarctic penguins, National Science Foundation)
Immunologically important lymphocyte that is not thymus-dependent, is either short-lived and naive or long-lived and of memory phenotype, and resembles the bursa-derived lymphocyte of birds in that it is responsible for the production of immunoglobulins.
(B-Lymphocyte, NCI Thesaurus)
