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MARKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something
Example:
the buoys were markers for the channel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("marker" is a kind of...):
artefact; artifact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "marker"):
bookmark; bookmarker (a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place)
yard marker ((football) a marker indicating the yard line)
Derivation:
mark (designate as if by a mark)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A writing implement for making a mark
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("marker" is a kind of...):
writing implement (an implement that is used to write)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "marker"):
highlighter (a fluorescent marker used to mark important passages in a text)
Derivation:
mark (make or leave a mark on)
mark (designate as if by a mark)
mark (make underscoring marks)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A distinguishing symbol
Example:
the owner's mark was on all the sheep
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("marker" is a kind of...):
symbol (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "marker"):
earmark (identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal)
brand (identification mark on skin, made by burning)
trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
assay-mark; authentication; hallmark (a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity)
postmark (a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing)
watermark (a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light)
broad arrow (an arrowhead mark identifying British government property)
milepost; milestone (stone post at side of a road to show distances)
peg; pin (small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.)
pip; spot (a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit))
label (an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object)
cairn (a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path)
Derivation:
mark (be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense)
Context examples:
Diagnostic tests designed to be performed at specific age markers.
(Age Appropriate Screening, NCI Thesaurus)
A selective cytochemical monocyte marker for alpha-naphthyl butyrate at pH 6.1.
(Alpha-naphthyl Butyrate Esterase, NCI Thesaurus)
The men are playing with markers. That means the roof is the limit.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
A humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody directed against human endosialin/TEM1 (tumor endothelial marker;CD248) with potential anti-angiogenic and antineoplastic activities.
(Anti-Endosialin Monoclonal Antibody MORAb-004, NCI Thesaurus)
A class of immunotoxins targeting CD19, a common B-cell marker.
(Anti-CD19 Immunotoxins, NCI Thesaurus)
A monoclonal antibody which recognizes the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) A2/B1, a potential epithelial marker in the detection of early lung cancer, on cell surfaces.
(Monoclonal Antibody 703D4, NCI Thesaurus)
A mouse monoclonal antibody (MoAb) with binding specificity for the human melanoma-associated cell surface marker p97.
(Monoclonal Antibody 8.2, NCI Thesaurus)
A provisional entity describing precursor lymphoid neoplasms that express CD56 and immature T-cell markers, lack B-lymphoid and myeloid markers, and have the immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor genes in the germline configuration.
(Natural Killer Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein is a marker for cardiac failure.
(N-Terminal Fragment Brain Natriuretic Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
A molecular subtype of glioblastoma characterized by the expression of the neural markers NEFL, GABRA1, SYT1, and SLC12A5.
(Neural Glioblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)
