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Metaphysics  (Aristotle) Metaphysics (Aristotle) Aristotelianism. Metaphysics (Greek: τὰ μετὰ τὰ φυσικά; Latin: Metaphysica) is one of the principal works of Aristotle and the first major work of the branch of philosophy with the same name. The principal subject is being qua being, or being insofar as it is being.
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- Definition of metaphysical. 1  1 : of or relating to metaphysics metaphysical truth metaphysical speculation.
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metaphysics 1560s , plural of Middle English metaphisik , methaphesik ( late 14c. ) ,  branch of speculation which deals with the first causes of things ,  from Medieval Latin metaphysica , neuter plural of Medieval Greek ( ta ) metaphysika , from Greek ta meta ta physika  the ( works ) after the Physics ,  title of the 13 treatises which traditionally were ...
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- metaphase (ˈmɛtəˌfeɪz) n 1. (Biology) the second stage of mitosis during which the condensed chromosomes attach to the centre of the spindle. met•a•phase (ˈmɛt əˌfeɪz) n. the stage in mitosis or meiosis in which the duplicated chromosomes line up along the equatorial plate of the spindle.
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metaphysis Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Related to metaphysis: endosteum, diaphysis, medullary cavity, epiphyseal line, metaphysicist. [mĕ-taf´ĭ-sis] (Gr.) the wider part at the end of the shaft of a long bone, adjacent to the epiphyseal disk. adj., adj metaphys´eal.
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- Metamerism definition, division into metameres, the developmental process of somite formation. See more.
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Metabolism Structure of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a central intermediate in energy metabolism. Metabolism (from Greek: μεταβολή metabolē, change) is the set of life-sustaining chemical transformations within the cells of living organisms.
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vesicular Definition of vesicular. 1  1 : containing, composed of, or characterized by vesicles vesicular lava. 2  2 : having the form or structure of a vesicle. 3  3 : of or relating to vesicles.
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Metamorphic rock Metasomatism is the drastic change in the bulk chemical composition of a rock that often occurs during the processes of metamorphism. It is due to the introduction of chemicals from other surrounding rocks.
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Become a Geophysicist... A What? A What? What is a geophysicist? A geophysicist is someone who studies the Earth using gravity, magnetic, electrical, and seismic methods. Some geophysicists spend most of their time outdoors studying various features of the Earth, and others spend most of their time indoors using computers for modeling and calculations.
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- For other uses, see Meta (disambiguation). Meta (from the Greek preposition and prefix meta- (μετά-) meaning after, or beyond) is a prefix used in English to indicate a concept which is an abstraction from another concept, used to complete or add to the latter. 1  1 Original Greek meaning.  2 About (its own category)
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- Definition of VESICLE. 1. a: a membranous and usually fluid-filled pouch (as a cyst, vacuole, or cell) in a plant or animal b: a small abnormal elevation of the outer layer of skin enclosing a watery liquid: blister c: a pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ.2.edical Definition of VESICLE. 1. a: a membranous and usually fluid-filled pouch (as a cyst, vacuole, or cell) in a plant or animal b: synaptic vesicle. 2. : a small abnormal elevation of the outer layer of skin enclosing a watery liquid: blister. 3.
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- Dr Craig Hacking ◉ ◈ and Dr Jeremy Jones ◉ et al. The metaphysis (pl: metaphyses) is the wide portion of a long bone and the region of the bone where growth occurs. Growth occurs at the section of the metaphysis that is adjacent to the growth plate (physis). The metaphysis is located between the diaphysis and epiphysis.
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meta- a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, with the meanings “after,” “along with,” “beyond,” “among,” “behind,” and productive in English on the Greek model: metacarpus; metagenesis. 2. a prefix added to the name of a subject and designating another subject that analyzes the original one but at a more abstract, higher level:
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Metaphase Metaphase (from the Greek μετά, adjacent and φάσις, stage) is a stage of mitosis in the eukaryotic cell cycle in which chromosomes are at their second-most condensed and coiled stage (they are at their most condensed in anaphase).
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Medical Dictionary Medical Definition of monophasic. 1  1: having a single phase; specifically : relating to or being a record of a nerve impulse that is negative or positive but not both a monophasic action potential—compare diphasic b, polyphasic 1. 2: having a single period of activity followed by a period of rest in each 24-hour period humans are naturally monophasic beings.
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meta a combining form used in the names of acids, salts, or their organic derivatives that are the least hydrated of a given series: meta-antimonic HSbO 3. Compare ortho- (def. 2a), pyro- (def. 2a). b.
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meta 1 Meta definition, (in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places. See more. Dictionary.com
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metaphysics (initial capital letter, italics) a treatise (4th century b.c.) by Aristotle, dealing with first principles, the relation of universals to particulars, and the teleological doctrine of causation.
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Metaphysical Derived from the Greek meta ta physika (after the things of nature); referring to an idea, doctrine, or posited reality outside of human sense perception. In modern philosophical terminology, metaphysics refers to the studies of what cannot be reached through objective studies of material reality.
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Metaphysics Metaphysical Cosmology is the branch of metaphysics that deals with the world as the totality of all phenomena in space and time. Historically, it has had quite a broad scope, and in many cases was founded in religion. The ancient Greeks drew no distinction between this use and their model for the cosmos.
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- Definition of metamorphism. : a change in the constitution of rock; specifically : a pronounced change effected by pressure, heat, and water that results in a more compact and more highly crystalline condition.
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Logical positivism Logical positivism. Logical positivism, also called logical empiricism, a philosophical movement that arose in Vienna in the 1920s and was characterized by the view that scientific knowledge is the only kind of factual knowledge and that all traditional metaphysical doctrines are to be rejected as meaningless.
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- Metaphysical. A term now generally applied to a group of seventeenth-century poets; chiefly Donne, Carew, Herbert, Crashaw, Vaughan, Marvell, Cleveland and Cowley.ater Johnson in his Lives of the Poets (1779-81) established the term more or less permanently as a label. Johnson wrote somewhat disapprovingly of the discordia concors in metaphysical imagery, and referred to heterogeneous ideas yoked by violence together.
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