English Explanatory Dictionary

priming

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of prime

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹaɪmɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-priming.wav

Word forms

priming primings

Derived words

backpriming biopriming depriming halopriming hydropriming intralexical priming mispriming negative priming osmopriming priming pan priming powder priming wire thermopriming
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