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 |
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withdrawal pulling out onanism | a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation |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 |
sleep-learning hypnopedia | teaching during sleep (as by using recordings to teach a foreign language to someone who is asleep) |
style | a slender bristlelike or tubular process, a cartilaginous style |
stylus style | a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving, he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus |
classical style | the artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmony |
dash elan flair panache style | distinctive and stylish elegance, he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer |
manner mode style way fashion | how something is done or how it happens, her dignified manner, his rapid manner of talking, their nomadic mode of existence, in the characteristic New York style, a lonely way of life, in an abrasive fashion |
artistic style idiom | the style of a particular artist or school or movement, an imaginative orchestral idiom |
life style life-style lifestyle modus vivendi | a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes |
hairdo hairstyle hair style coiffure coif | the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) |
brain brainpower learning ability mental capacity mentality wit | mental ability, he's got plenty of brains but no common sense |
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 |
desire to know lust for learning thirst for knowledge | curiosity that motivates investigation and study |
vogue trend style | the popular taste at a given time, leather is the latest vogue, he followed current trends, the s had a style of their own |
haute couture high fashion high style | trend-setting fashions |
learning acquisition | the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge, the child's acquisition of language |
developmental learning | learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development |
language learning | learning to use a language |
rote rote learning | memorization by repetition |
eclecticism eclectic method | making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style |
architectural style style of architecture type of architecture | architecture as a kind of art form |
perpendicular perpendicular style English-Gothic English-Gothic architecture | a Gothic style in th and th century England, characterized by vertical lines and a fourentered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting |
style | a particular kind (as to appearance), this style of shoe is in demand |
eruditeness erudition learnedness learning scholarship encyclopedism encyclopaedism | profound scholarly knowledge |
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 |
style sheet | a sheet summarizing the editorial conventions to be followed in preparing text for publication |
style | editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display |
old style old style font | a typeface (based on an th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes |
learning curve | a graph showing the rate of learning (especially a graph showing the amount recalled as a function of the number of attempts to recall) |
expressive style style | a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period, all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper |
music genre musical genre genre musical style | an expressive style of music |
writing style literary genre genre | a style of expressing yourself in writing |
Nova Scotia lox Nova lox Nova Scotia salmon Nova salmon Nova style salmon | brineured salmon that is less salty than most, sometimes sugar is also used in the curing |
style | (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma |
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 |