conjugation

  • 11conjugation — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. a schematic arrangement of the inflectional forms of a verb b. verb inflection c. a class of verbs having the same type of inflectional forms < the weak conjugation > d. a set of the simple or derivative …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 12conjugation — Union between two gametes or between two cells leading to the transfer of genetic material. In eukaryotes the classic examples are in Paramecium and Spirogyra. Conjugation between bacteria involves an F+ bacterium (with F pili) attaching to an F&#8230; …

    Dictionary of molecular biology

  • 13conjugation — /kɒndʒəˈgeɪʃən/ (say konjuh gayshuhn) noun 1. Grammar a. the inflection of verbs. b. the whole set of inflected forms of a verb, or the recital or display thereof in a fixed order: the conjugation of the Latin verb amo begins amō, amās, amat. c.&#8230; …

  • 14Conjugation — [Dongci bianwei, 2001] Film In her masterfully directed first feature film, Emily Tang (Tang Xiaobai), one of the few female directors of the Sixth Generation, draws a subtle yet harrowing picture of the despair that struck her generation after&#8230; …

    Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

  • 15conjugation — 1. The union of two unicellular organisms or of the male and female gametes of multicellular forms followed by partition of the chromatin and the production of two new cells. 2. Bacterial c., effected by simple contact, usually by means of&#8230; …

    Medical dictionary

  • 16conjugation — n. verb forms an irregular; regular conjugation * * * [ˌkɒndʒʊ geɪʃ(ə)n] regular [ verb forms ] an irregular …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 17conjugation — con|ju|ga|tion [ ,kandʒə geıʃn ] noun count LINGUISTICS 1. ) the way you conjugate a particular verb: the conjugation of the verb to see 2. ) a group of verbs that all conjugate using the same pattern …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18conjugation — n. the union of two microorganisms in which genetic material (DNA) passes from one organism to the other. In bacteria minute projections on the donor ‘male’ cell (pili) form a bridge with the recipient ‘female’ cell; the exact function of the&#8230; …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 19conjugation — con•ju•ga•tion [[t]ˌkɒn dʒəˈgeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) gram. a) the inflection of verbs b) the whole set of inflected forms of a verb or the recital or display thereof in a fixed order c) a class of verbs having similar sets of inflected forms: the Latin …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20conjugation — susiejimas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. conjugation vok. Kopplung, f; Kupplung, f rus. сопряжение, n pranc. conjugaison, f …

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