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DEPENDENT UPON
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
Example:
arms sales contingent on the approval of congress
Synonyms:
contingent; contingent on; contingent upon; dependant on; dependant upon; dependent on; dependent upon; depending on
Classified under:
Similar:
conditional (imposing or depending on or containing a condition)
Context examples:
Its function is dependent upon its location on the collecting duct.
(Collecting Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
The clinical course varies and is, in part, dependent upon the severity of symptoms at presentation.
(Alcohol-Induced Wernicke-Korsakoff's Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
The work demonstrates that the protective effects of HDL are more dependent upon how it functions than merely how much of it is present.
(When HDL cholesterol doesn’t protect against heart disease, NIH)
SIR,—I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
This is dependent upon the definitions of the meter, kilogram, and second.
(Ampere, NCI Thesaurus)
BCL6 is present in DNA-binding complexes and can repress transcription and its activity is dependent upon DNA-binding and on the N-terminal region containing the POZ motif.
(BCL6 Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
Any process of combining chemical entities that is dependent upon chemical forces.
(Chemical Association, NCI Thesaurus)
The choice of the particular binder or thickening agent is dependent upon the desired properties of adhesive strength and thickness.
(Binder Excipient, NCI Thesaurus)
The clinical course is variable and is dependent upon the extent of the occlusion and the location of the clot along the basilar artery which determines the resultant neurologic impairment.
(Basilar Artery Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
“You see, my dear Watson,”—he propped his test-tube in the rack, and began to lecture with the air of a professor addressing his class—“it is not really difficult to construct a series of inferences, each dependent upon its predecessor and each simple in itself.”
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
