| theta | A letter of the Greek alphabet corresponding to th in English; sometimes called the unlucky letter, from being used by the judges on their ballots in passing condemnation on a prisoner, it being the first letter of the Greek qanatos, death. <mathematics> Theta function, one of a group of functions used in developing the properties of elliptic functions. Origin: L, fr. Gr. Qh^ta, the Greek letter <theta/, <THETA/. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| theta antigen | A surface glycoprotein that is present on thymocytes of mice and rats. (05 Mar 2000) |
| theta pinch | <radiobiology> A fast-pulsed pinch device in which the external current imposed goes in the azimuthal/circumferential direction (generally in a solenoid) around a cylindrical plasma. Use of a fast-rising solenoidal current causes a rapidly increasing axial magnetic field, which compresses and heats the plasma. Magnetohydrodynamic theory of the Theta Pinch is given in reference 6. (09 Oct 1997) |
| theta rhythm | Brain waves in the electroencephalogram which have a frequency of 4 to 7 per second. They occur mainly in children but also in adults during periods of emotional stress. (12 Dec 1998) |
| theta wave | Brain waves in the electroencephalogram which have a frequency of 4 to 7 per second. They occur mainly in children but also in adults during periods of emotional stress. (12 Dec 1998) |
| brush heap structure | Haphazard interlocking of fibrils in a gel or hydrocolloid impression material. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gel structure | Brush heap structure of fibrils giving firmness to hydrocolloids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genetic fine structure | The study of genes on the level of their nucleotide sequences and what happens to their molecular structure at that level. (09 Oct 1997) |
| chi structure | <molecular biology> The name for the X-shaped structure which forms during the recombination process between two plasmids, or circular pieces, of DNA. The Greek letter chi resembles this structure. (05 Jan 1998) |
| group structure | The informal or formal organization of a group of people based on a network of personal relationships which is influenced by the size and composition, etc., of the group. (12 Dec 1998) |
| molecular structure | The location of the atoms, groups or ions relative to one another in a molecule, as well as the number and location of chemical bonds. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cointegrate structure | A structure of DNA produced by the fusion of two replicons, one possessing a transposon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cruciform structure | A structure, shaped like a cross, which can form during homologous recombination when inverted base-pair repeats pair with each other on the same strand of DNA instead of with homologous sections on a different strand of DNA. (09 Oct 1997) |
| crystal structure | <chemistry> The configuration in which atoms are arranged in a material. These arrangements have a direct effect on the physical properties of the material. These arrangements commonly take the form of cubes, rectangular solids, hexagonal solids. Etc. (05 Aug 1998) |
| primary structure | The covalent backbone of a macromolecule. The order of subunits in a biological polymer, such as amino acids in a polypeptide or nucleotides in a molecule of DNA or RNA. (09 Oct 1997) |