Gram's method
Gram method
Gram's procedure
Gram's stain
Gram stain | a staining technique used to classify bacteria, bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution, after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative |
method acting
method | an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed |
workload
work load | work that a person is expected to do in a specified time |
| case load | the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency) |
| load-shedding | cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply |
coitus interruptus
withdrawal method
withdrawal pulling out
onanism | a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation |
contraception
contraceptive method | birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery |
basal body temperature method of family planning
basal body temperature method | natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation |
ovulation method of family planning
ovulation method | natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus, ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery |
rhythm method of birth control
rhythm method
rhythm
calendar method of birth control
calendar method | natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from daythrough day of her cycle) |
| relaxation relaxation method | a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount |
| whole-word method | teaching reading by training beginners to associate printed words with spoken words |
cargo
lading
freight
load loading
payload
shipment
consignment | goods carried by a large vehicle |
| dead load | a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself |
live load
superload | a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic |
load
loading burden | weight to be borne or conveyed |
| load | electrical device to which electrical power is delivered |
warhead
payload load | the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents |
absorptivity
absorption factor | (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body |
sun protection factor
SPF | the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun |
releasing hormone
RH
releasing factor
hypothalamic releasing hormone
hypothalamic releasing factor | any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones, each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone |
gene
cistron
factor | (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain, it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons, it is considered a unit of heredity, genes were formerly called factors |
| method | a way of doing something, especially a systematic way, implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps) |
| scientific method | a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses |
| experimental method | the use of controlled observations and measurements to test hypotheses |
teaching method
pedagogics
pedagogy | the principles and methods of instruction |
Socratic method
maieutic method | a method of teaching by question and answer, used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students |
| method of choice | the best method to achieve a desired result |
| cognitive factor | something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result |
determinant
determiner
determinative
determining factor
causal factor | a determining or causal element or factor, education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life |
clincher
decisive factor | a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively |
eclecticism
eclectic method | making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style |
burden load
encumbrance
incumbrance
onus | an onerous or difficult concern, the burden of responsibility, that's a load off my mind |
| factor | an independent variable in statistics |
component
constituent
element
factor
ingredient | an abstract part of something, jealousy was a component of his character, two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony, the grammatical elements of a sentence, a key factor in her success, humor: an effective ingredient of a speech |
differential calculus
method of fluxions | the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential |
statistical method
statistical procedure | a method of analyzing or representing statistical data, a procedure for calculating a statistic |
least squares
method of least squares | a method of fitting a curve to data points so as to minimize the sum of the squares of the distances of the points from the curve |
| factor analysis | any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a smaller number of dimensions or factors, beginning with a correlation matrix a small number of components or factors are extracted that are regarded as the basic variables that account for the interrelations observed in the data |
Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire
PF | a selfeport personality inventory developed by Raymond B. Cattell to measure the personality dimensions that emerged from his factor analysis of a wide range of traits |
clincher
determiner determining factor | an argument that is conclusive |
| factor | anything that contributes causally to a result, a number of factors determined the outcome |
load line
Plimsoll line
Plimsoll mark
Plimsoll | waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded |
agent factor
broker | a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission |
lode
load | a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks |
| load | the power output of a generator or power plant |
straight-line method
straight-line method of depreciation | (accounting) a method of calculating depreciation by taking an equal amount of the asset's cost as an expense for each year of the asset's useful life |
accounting accounting system
method of accounting | a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business, forms part of a ledger of accounts |
Bradley method of childbirth
Bradley method | a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance of the father) |
Lamaze method of childbirth
Lamaze method | a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth, the pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually with the help of a coach) and learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation, concentration, and breathing |