Background for gates

gates

/ɡeɪts/

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A doorlike structure outside a house.

Examples :

"The children ran through the gates to get to their school bus. "

architecture property

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Doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.

Examples :

"The park's fence had several gates, allowing people to enter and exit easily. "

architecture property

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Movable barrier.

Examples :

"The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed."

architecture property

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A logical pathway made up of switches which turn on or off. Examples are and, or, nand, etc.

Examples :

"The alarm system used logic gates that activated only when both the door and window sensors were triggered. "

electronics computing logic technology device

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The gap between a batsman's bat and pad.

Examples :

"Singh was bowled through the gate, a very disappointing way for a world-class batsman to get out."

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The amount of money made by selling tickets to a concert or a sports event.

Examples :

"The concert's gates were higher than expected due to the popular opening act. "

entertainment business economy sport music event finance

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(flow cytometry) A line that separates particle type-clusters on two-dimensional dot plots.

Examples :

"In the flow cytometry results, the gates were carefully positioned to distinguish between healthy cells and cancer cells on the dot plot. "

medicine biology biochemistry technical science

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Passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark.

Examples :

""Our flight to Miami leaves from gates B12 and B14." "

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The controlling terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).

Examples :

"The engineer carefully adjusted the voltages applied to the gates of the FETs to optimize the amplifier's performance. "

electronics device technology

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In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into.

Examples :

"The locksmith carefully filed the lock tumbler, ensuring the bolt stump aligned perfectly with the gates for smooth operation. "

machine part technical

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The channel or opening through which metal is poured into the mould; the ingate.

Examples :

"The foundry worker carefully cleaned the gates after the metal had cooled to remove any excess material attached to the casting. "

technical industry

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The waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue or sullage piece. Also written geat and git.

Examples :

"After the metal casting cooled, he carefully removed the gates from each finished part, leaving behind clean, usable components. "

material technical industry part

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A mechanism, in a film camera and projector, that holds each frame momentarily stationary behind the aperture.

Examples :

"The film jammed in the projector because the gates weren't properly holding each frame in place. "

media technology machine device entertainment part

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A tally mark consisting of four vertical bars crossed by a diagonal, representing a count of five.

Examples :

"The store clerk used gates to keep track of how many customers entered during each hour of the sale. "

number mark statistics math

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To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.

Examples :

"The farmer gates his sheep in the pen each night to protect them from predators. "

property architecture

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To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.

Examples :

"My parents gated me from going to the park after I forgot my homework. "

family action education

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To open a closed ion channel.

Examples :

"The neurotransmitter gates the sodium channels, allowing sodium ions to enter the nerve cell and propagate the signal. "

physiology biology medicine biochemistry

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To furnish with a gate.

Examples :

"The homeowner plans to gate the entrance to the garden to keep the deer out. "

property architecture

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To turn (an image intensifier) on and off selectively as needed, or to avoid damage. See autogating.

Examples :

"The researcher gates the image intensifier frequently to protect it from overexposure during the experiment. "

technology electronics device

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noun

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "Education opens gates to better job opportunities." "

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noun

Examples :

"The student successfully navigated the gates of higher education, earning a master's degree. "

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A street; now used especially as a combining form to make the name of a street e.g. "Briggate" (a common street name in the north of England meaning "Bridge Street") or Kirkgate meaning "Church Street".

Examples :

"While not common everywhere, in some northern English towns, you might find a shop located on Kirkgate, which essentially means "Church Street." "

place language word architecture history

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Examples :

"The old woman had a distinctive gait; her gates were slow and deliberate. "

way style appearance