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MATCHING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Intentionally matched
Example:
curtains and walls were color coordinated
Synonyms:
co-ordinated; coordinated; matching
Classified under:
Similar:
matched (going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Being two identical
Synonyms:
duplicate; matching; twin; twinned
Classified under:
Similar:
matched (going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb match
Context examples:
When it comes to handicapping a horse, playing a hand, matching a cock, or picking a man, he has the best judgment in England.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Men despaired of matching him with an equal, and Beauty Smith was compelled to pit wolves against him.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
The researchers solved this puzzle by measuring carbon 14 levels from a nearby lake sediment core and matching it to the marine core layers.
(A new study is the first to measure the time lags between changing ocean currents and major climate shifts., University of Cambridge)
People with type A or B can receive matching blood or type O blood.
(ABO Blood Group, NCI Dictionary)
The edges of this newly-found vortex appear to be hexagonal, precisely matching a famous and bizarre hexagonal cloud pattern we see deeper down in Saturn's atmosphere.
(Saturn's Famous Hexagon May Tower Above the Clouds, NASA)
Grafting is done by cutting a plant off near the root, shaping its stalk into a wedge and fitting this into a matching groove on the severed stem of another plant.
(Grafting helps pepper plants deal with drought, SciDev.Net)
The indirect test is applied to serum to detect the presence of antibody (e.g., in detection of incompatibility in cross-matching tests, detection and identification of irregular antibodies, and in detection of antibodies not identifiable by other means).
(Coombs Test, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Also called human leukocyte antigen matching.
(HLA matching, NCI Dictionary)
Matching mitochondrial DNA to nuclear DNA could be important when selecting potential donors for the recently-approved mitochondrial donation treatment, in order to prevent potential health problems later in life.
(Interplay between mitochondria and the nucleus may have implications for changing cell’s ‘batteries’, University of Cambridge)
Also called HLA matching.
(Human leukocyte antigen matching, NCI Dictionary)
