Meaning of Priming | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A substance used as a primer.
2. A form of seed planting preparation in which the seeds are presoaked in a nanoparticle solution.
3. A harmful condition in which water is carried over from the boiler of a steam locomotive.
4. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
5. The first contact that an antigen-specific T helper cell precursors have with an antigen.
6. A cognitive process in which media information increases temporarily the accessibility of knowledge units in the memory of an individual.
7. The effect that a nutrient has on the rate of organic matter decomposition
8. The process of flushing the tubing with IV fluid to remove air before connecting it to a patient.
9. The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.
10. A form of positive priming that induces a tendency to repeat or more easily process a sentence that is similar in structure to one previously presented.

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Examples

“The spot was bright and lively now; but in winter it became necessary to place⟳ sandbags against the door, and to stuff up the keyhole against the wind and rain⟳, which had worn the paint⟳ so thin that the priming and knotting showed through.”

“There have⟳ been failures, of course, and especially delays due to bad steaming, and, more often, priming.”

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