marker
noun[C]
uk/ˈmɑː.kər/us/ˈmɑːr.kɚ/markernoun[C](SYMBOL)
asignthatshowswhere something is:
标识,标志I've put in some markers where Iplantedtheseeds.我在播种的地方放了些标志物。
Shereachedthe 500-metre marker inrecordtime.她以创纪录的用时到达了500米标志线。
Signs, signals and symbols
- beacon
- breadcrumb
- cryptanalyst
- delimiter
- digital badge
- ideogram
- indicator
- lagging indicator
- leading indicator
- litmus test
- logograph
- marksomething/someoneoff
- prompt
- semiotics
- signifier
- signing
- SOS
- status symbol
- the all-clear
- totem pole
markernoun[C](CHARACTERISTIC)
biologyoftenspecialized
acharacteristicfeature,gene, orsubstancethatshowssomething ishappeningorlikelytohappen, orshowswhichpersonoranimalsomething comes from:
DNAtestsinvolvecriminalists wholookforgeneticmarkers insamplesofhumantissuesandbodilyfluids.
Shearguesthatdoctorsshouldseeunexplainedpainas a markerfordepression.
Having thisroleplayedby a woman is aclearmarkerofsocialchange.
- Scientistsrealizedthey could usegeneticmarkers totraceconfiscatedivoryback to where thehostelephantwaskilled.
- Thestudyhastremendouspromiseforfindingthegeneticmarkers that arelinkedtoheartdisease.
- Creatine kinase-MB is a marker formuscleinjury.
- Abnormallevelsofcardiactroponins are a late-stage marker for aheartattack.
- Thisgiantmedicaldatabaseis a way toletdoctorsandscientistssearchforcommonmarkers ofdisease.
- LDLcholesterolis a marker ofcardiovasculardisease.
Signs, signals and symbols
- beacon
- breadcrumb
- cryptanalyst
- delimiter
- digital badge
- ideogram
- indicator
- lagging indicator
- leading indicator
- litmus test
- logograph
- marksomething/someoneoff
- prompt
- semiotics
- signifier
- signing
- SOS
- status symbol
- the all-clear
- totem pole
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Genetics
markernoun[C](PEN)
(alsomarker pen)
apenwith athickwritingpointfor writing ordrawing
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Publishing: paper & stationery
- A3
- A5
- acid-free
- assembler
- ballpoint pen
- chalk
- foolscap
- fountain pen
- gift wrap
- grammage
- hanging chad
- notepad
- pulp
- quill
- quire
- qwerty
- ream
- rice paper
- slate
- watermark