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MODIFIED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Changed in form or character
Example:
the performance of the modified aircraft was much improved
Classified under:
Similar:
adapted; altered (changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose)
qualified; restricted (restricted in meaning; (as e.g. 'man' in 'a tall man'))
Also:
qualified (limited or restricted; not absolute)
varied (characterized by variety)
Antonym:
unmodified (not changed in form or character)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Mediocre
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
qualified (limited or restricted; not absolute)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb modify
Context examples:
Modified Hachinski Ischemic Scale-NACC Version (MHIS-NACC) History or presence of hypertension.
(MHIS-NACC - History or Presence of Hypertension, NCI Thesaurus)
A cancer vaccine derived from two gentically modified human melanoma cell lines with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Allogeneic Melanoma Vaccine AGI-101H, NCI Thesaurus)
Laboratory trials showed the genetically modified fungus killed mosquitoes more rapidly than they can breed.
(Genetically modified fungus hailed as malaria breakthrough, SciDev.Net)
The level of benzene also decreased in the modified plant vials, but at a slower rate, it took eight days for the levels to decrease by 75%.
(Common Houseplant with Genetic Modification Can Remove Polluted Air, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Modified Hachinski Ischemic Scale-NACC Version (MHIS-NACC) Sum all circled answers for a total score.
(MHIS-NACC - Total Score, NCI Thesaurus)
The international team, including researchers from the University of Cambridge, sent high-frequency sound waves across a modified semiconductor device to direct the behaviour of a single electron, with efficiencies in excess of 99%.
(Quantum state of single electrons controlled by ‘surfing’ on sound waves, University of Cambridge)
To this modified credit I may, perhaps, make some claim.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Modified natural materials will be an essential component of a sustainable future, but first a detailed understanding of their properties is needed.
(Visualising heat flow in bamboo could help design more energy-efficient and fire-safe buildings, University of Cambridge)
Modified Hachinski Ischemic Scale-NACC Version (MHIS-NACC) Focal neurological signs.
(MHIS-NACC - Focal Neurological Signs, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called mFOLFOX-6 regimen, modified FOLFOX-6, and modified FOLFOX-6 regimen.
(mFOLFOX-6, NCI Dictionary)
