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View definitions for oppositely

oppositely

adverb as in unfavorably

conjunction as in or

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Unlike everyday glues, which tend to release more easily under increasing force, many cellular adhesive interactions behave oppositely -- the harder you pull, the stronger they hold.

"In most insulators, oppositely charged electrons and holes interact with one another just as an electron and a proton bind to form a hydrogen atom," Mehio explains.

Inhibition between two oppositely tuned channels, as in motion opponency, is a universal principle of neuronal networks.

Even the grave’s placement within the cemetery, standing apart and oriented oppositely to all the others, is a point of contention.

I might look at somebody else’s posts that take oppositely of me and think similar things,” he said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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