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HENCE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

Example:

the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted

Synonyms:

hence; so; thence; therefore; thus

Classified under:

Adverbs

Sense 2

Meaning:

From this time

Example:

a year hence it will be forgotten

Classified under:

Adverbs

Sense 3

Meaning:

From this place

Example:

get thee hence!

Classified under:

Adverbs

Domain usage:

archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)

Credits

 Context examples: 

These fibers take decades to form and accumulate—hence the link between Alzheimer's and aging.

(Subtracting Gravity from Alzheimer's, NASA)

But with a mass around seven times greater than the Earth, and hence a much higher density, it implies that the exoplanet is probably made of rock with a dense iron core.

(Super-Earth in Habitable Zone, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

These proteins have a high affinity for guanine nucleotides and hence are named "G" proteins.

(Heterotrimeric G Protein Subunit, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent shows minimal activity against wild-type EGFR, hence does not cause certain dose-limiting toxicities.

(EGFR Inhibitor CO-1686, NCI Thesaurus)

Hence, mechanisms must exist for localizing and maintaining a precise concentration of growth factor receptors at the site of signal reception.

(ErbB3 Receptor Recycling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Overall, fomivirsen inhibits viral propagation via inhibiting viral replication and viral uptake by host cells, hence delaying progression of CMV-associated retinitis.

(Fomivirsen Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Hence, they influence diverse biological processes including cell growth, proliferation, differentiation and death.

(HMGA Family Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

“We need this information as it gives us a better clue to what is driving the disease and hence how we might treat or even prevent it.”

(Detailed genetic study provides most comprehensive map of risk to date of breast cancer risk, University of Cambridge)

Some time hence it will be all found out, and then we may laugh at their stupidity in not knowing it before.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Furthermore, without stimulation of LH, estrogen release from the ovaries is stopped, hence impeding the growth of estrogen-sensitive tumor cells.

(Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate, NCI Thesaurus)