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View definitions for oppositely

oppositely

adverb as in unfavorably

conjunction as in or

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The experts I spoke with were oppositely equivocal, despite acknowledging the apparent quality control issues at Boeing.

From Slate

Interestingly, mutations that impair function of the closely related ATP8B4 lipid flippase are oppositely important risk factors of Alzheimer's.

Because the hole and the electron are oppositely charged, they are attracted to each other and form a bond.

"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.

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

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