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VARYING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by diversity or difference
Example:
nature is infinitely variable
Synonyms:
variable; varying
Classified under:
Similar:
varied (characterized by variety)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb vary
Context examples:
Heart cell contraction is regulated by calcium binding to a protein called troponin C. The researchers designed troponin C types with varying sensitivity to calcium.
(Engineered protein restores heart function, NIH)
She was back again in an instant, however, in another of her varying moods.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The far and the near must be relative, and depend on many varying circumstances.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
This allele, which encodes apoptosis regulator BAX protein, plays a role in the regulation of the apoptotic program by varying the permeability of the mitochondrial membrane.
(BAX wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
They were perfectly cut and deposited in containers of varying sizes that were made of different materials (metal, leather and even wood), which were then hidden in specific parts of the cave.
(Hair was dyed for first time as part of funeral rituals, University of Granada)
They confirmed the ability of the device to detect nanoscaled objects of varying brightness by viewing the same samples with conventional scanning electron microscopy and confocal microscopy.
(Smartphone microscope detects nanoparticles and viruses, NIH)
An adenoma of the adrenal cortex composed of a mixed neoplastic cellular population, including varying numbers of neoplastic clear and compact cells.
(Adrenal Cortex Mixed Cell Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
To study this further, the researchers developed new materials in the lab with varying degrees of stiffness, and used these to grow and study the rat brain stem cells in a controlled environment.
(Cambridge scientists reverse ageing process in rat brain stem cells, University of Cambridge)
The scale consists of six facial expression representing varying levels of pain which correspond to a number between 0 and 10 where the 0 face represents 'no pain' and the 10 face represents 'very much pain'.
(Faces Pain Scale Revised Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
When simulating what might happen over longer periods, the model predicted relatively small differences in body fat loss with widely varying ratios of carbs to fat.
(Study finds cutting dietary fat reduces body fat more than cutting carbs, NIH)
