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pony express
pony express in U.S. history, relay mail service. At its inception in Apr., 1860, the pony express operated between St. Joseph, Mo., the western end of a telegraph line, and Sacramento, Calif. Riders carried the mail a distance of nearly 2,000 mi (3,200 km) in about eight days, often traveling thro... Read more
body language
body language nonverbal communication by means of facial expessions, eye behavior, gestures, posture, and the like. Body language expresses emotions, feelings, and attitudes, sometimes even contradicting the messages conveyed by spoken language. Some nonverbal expressions are understood by people i... Read more
William George Fargo
William George Fargo 1818-81, American pioneer expressman, b. Pompey, N.Y. He had been successively a postrider, freight agent, messenger, and resident agent (1843) for an express company in Buffalo, N.Y., when in 1844, with Henry Wells and another partner, he organized Wells & Company, the fir... Read more
Davy Jones
Davy Jones personification or spirit of the sea. The name is best known in the expression "Davy Jones's locker," meaning the bottom of the sea, to which drowned sailors go. ... Read more
hallel
hallel [Heb.,=praise], in Judaism, Psalms 113 to 118, sung every morning of Hanukkah, at the Passover service, and at the morning service of most major Jewish holidays as an expression of joy and thanksgiving. ... Read more
vocative
vocative [Lat.,=calling], in the grammar of certain languages (e.g., Latin), the case referring to a person addressed. In English a special intonation expresses the vocative, as in Look, Jack. ... Read more
formula
formula in mathematics and physics, equation expressing a definite fixed relationship between certain quantities. The quantities are usually expressed by letters, and their relationship is indicated by algebraic symbols. For example, A =π r2 is the formula for the area A of a circle of rad... Read more
ratio
ratio The ratio of two quantities expressed in terms of the same unit is the fraction that has the first quantity as numerator and the second as denominator. For example, if in a group of 100 people 5 die, the ratio of deaths to the total number in the group is 5/100=1/20=.05. Ratios are indicated ... Read more
conscience
conscience sense of moral awareness or of right and wrong. The concept has been variously explained by moralists and philosophers. In the history of ethics , the conscience has been looked upon as the will of a divine power expressing itself in man's judgments, an innate sense of right and wrong r... Read more
Laurent Delvaux
Laurent Delvaux , 1695-1778, Flemish sculptor. After studying in Rome, Delvaux developed a style that combined French neoclassic and Italian baroque elements. Ornate in the extreme, his works express a marked coldness. Delvaux's Hercules is in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Brussels. ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Expression"

facial expression
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body facial expression Can we trust our interpretation of a foreigner's facial expressions; do we need an expression translator? Are expressions, like gestures and words, socially learned and...
Disorder of written expression
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders Disorder of written expression Definition Disorder of written expression, formerly called developmental expressive writing...written compositions. Description Disorder of written expression is one of the more poorly understood learning disabilities...
Gene Expression, Nutrient Regulation Of
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture GENE EXPRESSION, NUTRIENT REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION, NUTRIENT REGULATION OF. The human genome (or genetic...expressed or read differently in each cell type. Gene expression refers to the processes in which the genetic code is deciphered...
Nonverbal Expression
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States Nonverbal Expression. Although the framers offered no clear...court decisions involving nonverbal expression have been major contributors to the...governments were fully bound to respect free expression even though the text of the First Amendment...
Genetics: Gene Expression
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Aging GENETICS: GENE EXPRESSION Genomes contain all the genetic information...Regulatory elements control gene expression — the process that produces...Many steps in the control of gene expression are similar between prokaryotes...
Twentieth-Century Spiritual Expression
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained Twentieth-Century Spiritual Expression A lthough millennial thought dates back to the ancient Persian...assessed by more conventional students of theology as modern expressions of the Christian Mystery Schools that combined elements of...
Term
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...quotient of other expressions. For example...single symbol. The expression 2z is also a term...Finally, an expression like 2pq (a...division) of two expressions. The symbols that...Similarly, the expression 7y 2 - 3y 2 can...simplified to 4y 2 . Expressions containing unlike...
physiognomy
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body physiognomy The study of expression, primarily of the emotions...judging character based on the expressions of the face . In sum, physiognomists...scientific understandings of expression based on physiology . Such...believed an understanding of expression was the key to discerning...
Inequality
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...convention, mathematical expressions and statements are read from...for any three mathematical expressions, call them A, B, and C...for any three mathematical expressions, call them A, B, and C...example, consider the compound expression 5 < x < 6 (read...
Unprotected Speech
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States ...antipaternalism, and beckon the Court to protect expression that does not constitute substantial...to “protected” expression but is more tolerant of democratic controls...x201C;unprotected” expression. Defenders argue that free speech furthers...

Dictionary entries related to "Expression"

expression
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...feelings: she accepted his expressions of sympathy. ∎...the right to freedom of expression. ∎  the...into words: envious beyond expression. ∎  a...an idea: nowhere is the expression “garbage in...
gene expression
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology gene expression The manifestation of the effects of...responsible for the control of gene expression; the Jacob–Monod hypothesis...prokaryotes (see operon ). Control of gene expression is known to be more complicated in eukaryotes...
expression of requirements
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing ...normally necessary for the expression of requirements to address...system is to operate. A good expression of requirements should be...single coherent whole. The expression of requirements is a primary...understand software-oriented expressions of requirements, it is useful...
expression vector
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology expression vector A vector used in genetic engineering...mammalian proteins by bacterial host cells. Expression vectors used in prokaryotes are typically...these modifications, and therefore expression systems based on eukaryotic cells must...
Boolean expression
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing Boolean expression ( logical expression ) An expression in Boolean algebra , i.e. a well-formed formula of Boolean variables and constants linked by Boolean operators . An example is a ∧ ( b ∨ ¬ c ) Any combinational...
regular expression
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing regular expression An expression built from finite formal languages...example, the following two regular expressions each denote the set of all strings...it is representable by a regular expression. Thus the class of regular languages...
lambda expression
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing lambda expression ( λ-expression ) An expression in the lambda calculus .
product of sums expression
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing product of sums expression ( POS expression ) A Boolean function expressed as a product of sum terms, i.e. as an AND of OR...the NOR of a group of NOR terms. See also standard product of sums , sum of products expression .
sum of products expression
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing sum of products expression ( SOP expression ) A Boolean function expressed as a sum of product terms, i.e. as an OR of AND...NAND of a group of NAND terms. See also standard sum of products , product of sums expression .
logical expression
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing logical expression Another name for Boolean expression .

Thesaurus entries related to "Expression"

expression
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus expression • noun   1. the free expression of opposition views synonyms : utterance, uttering...communication, spreading, promulgation.   2. an expression of sympathy synonyms : indication, demonstration...
term
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...technical terms synonyms : word, expression, phrase, turn of phrase, idiom...terms synonyms : language, mode of expression, manner of speaking, phraseology, terminology; words, expressions.   3. ( terms ) the terms...
idiom
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...clever idiom synonyms : turn of phrase, fixed expression, phrase, expression, locution.   2. adopt the modern idiom synonyms : language, mode of expression, phraseology, style of speech, speech, talk...
air
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...gust of wind.   3. an air of defiance synonyms : expression, appearance, look, impression, aspect, aura, mien...make public, ventilate, articulate, state, declare, give expression/voice to; have one's say about.   2. the windows...
saying
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...aphorism, axiom, adage, saw, tag, motto, epigram, dictum, expression, phrase, formula; slogan, catchphrase, mantra; platitude...x2014;a term used to describe any current or habitual expression of wisdom or truth—are a dime a dozen. Proverbs...
smile
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...SYNONYMS   smile, grin, smirk, simper The facial expression created by turning the corners of the mouth upward is commonly...grin of a skeleton). A simper , on the other hand, is an expression of smugness and self-righteousness (her simper of superiority...
vacancy
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...no vacancies in the hotel synonyms : unoccupied room, room.   4. the vacancy of his expression synonyms : blankness, lack of expression, expressionlessness, lack of emotion/interest, emotionlessness, vacuousness.   5...
present
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...Christmas gift ? Both words refer to something given as an expression of friendship, affection, esteem, etc. But gift is a more...the other hand, implies something of less value that is an expression of goodwill (a housewarming present; a present for the teacher...
terms
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...x2022; plural noun   1. tell them in no uncertain terms synonyms : words, phrases, expressions; language, mode of expression, manner of speaking.   2. be on good/unfriendly terms with their neighbors synonyms...
pout
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus pout • verb  Crystal pouted sullenly synonyms : look petulant, pull a face, look sulky. • noun  a childish pout synonyms : petulant expression, sulky expression, moue.

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Anti-expressions: artificial control stimuli for the visual properties of emotional facial expressions.(Report)
Magazine article from: Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal; 5/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...for neutral facial expressions. For example, an emotional facial expression in a crowd of neutral facial expressions is more effectively...emotional and neutral expressions. For example, if the angry expression has V-shaped eyebrows...
Expression stability of commonly used reference genes in canine articular connective tissues.(Research article)
Magazine article from: BMC Veterinary Research; 5/7/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Background Quantification of gene expression in diseased tissue can determine genes...commonly utilised method of measuring gene expression in biological systems. The method provides...sensitivity over a wide range of transcript expression levels, and increasing high throughput...
Expression imbalance maps can improve genomic analysis.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 12/22/2004; 700+ words ; ...com & NewsRx.net) -- The use of expression imbalance maps can improve genomic analysis...cancer," oncologists in Japan "applied expression imbalance map analysis to gene expression data from 31 hepatocellular carcinomas and...
Expression profiling of circulating non-red blood cells in embryonic blood.(Research article)
Magazine article from: BMC Developmental Biology; 2/27/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...Background The isolation and gene expression profiling of embryonic circulating nRBCs...we describe the isolation and gene expression profiling of circulating cells during...PCR demonstrated that nRBCs had high expression levels of the hematopoietic stem cell...
Nonadditive Expression and Parent-of-Origin Effects Identified by Microarray and Allele-Specific Expression Profiling of Maize Endosperm1[W][OA]
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...for studying the additivity of gene expression levels in reciprocal hybrids. A combination...microarray profiling and allele-specific expression analysis was performed using RNA isolated...majority of genes exhibited additive expression in reciprocal hybrids based on microarray...
Some expressions of the Smarandache Prime Function.
Magazine article from: Scientia Magna; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...functions to give some expressions of the Smarandache Prime...this article we gave some expressions of the Smarandache Prime...Function: [MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] Expression 1. [MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION...
Expression of RNA virus proteins by RNA polymerase II dependent expression plasmids is hindered at multiple steps.(Research)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Virology Journal; 6/5/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...reactions required for efficient protein expression and modification, cell metabolism and...the host cell and particularly to its expression machinery is the key requirement for...the eukaryotic host cell. Inefficient expression of genes from RNA viruses by RNA polymerase...
Expression Analysis to Paint Brighter Picture for Pediatric Cancer Patients in Denver.
Business Wire; 4/14/2009; 700+ words ; ...AACR Meeting - DURHAM, N.C. -- Expression Analysis, a leading provider of genomic...Children's Hospital in Aurora, Colo. Expression Analysis expects to raise more than...with a fingerprint in the center--Expression Analysis will donate $10 per fingerprint...
Epson Expression 836XL and Expression 800 Offer Robust Power Macintosh G3 Scanning Solutions.
Business Wire; 7/19/1999; 700+ words ; ...Bundled with Adaptec's New SCSI Card, the Expression 836XL and Expression 800 Deliver High Performance Scanning for Power...Adaptec's new 2903B SCSI card with its powerful Expression 836XL and Expression 800 business and graphic...
Expression Analysis is First Provider of NuGEN Technologies' Solution for FFPE Specimens.
Business Wire; 3/27/2007; 700+ words ; ...Amplification and Labeling System Enables Whole Transcriptome Expression Profiling from Small and Degraded FFPE Samples for Expression Analysis Customers DURHAM, N.C. -- Expression Analysis, the industry's leading provider of Affymetrix...