gating (Meaning)
gating
starting gate, the total admission receipts or the number of spectators (as at a sports event), a space between two markers through which a competitor must pass in the course of a slalom race, a door, valve, or other device for controlling the passage of fluid, a molecule or part of a molecule that acts (as by a change in conformation) in response to a stimulus to permit or block passage (as of ions) through a cell membrane, to control passage through a cell membrane by way of (a specific channel) by supplying a specific stimulus, an electrode in a field-effect transistor that modulates the current flowing through the transistor according to the voltage applied to the electrode compare drain, source, an opening in a wall or fence, an area (as at a railroad station or an airport) for departure or arrival, a means of entrance or exit, a city or castle entrance often with defensive structures, to supply with a gate, a city or castle entrance often with defensive structures (such as towers), the frame or door that closes a gate, method, style, usually political scandal often involving the concealment of wrongdoing, the total admission receipts or the number of spectators especially at a sports event, a device (as in a computer) that outputs a signal when specified input conditions are met, way, path, to confine to a campus or dormitory, dismissal, a molecule or part of a molecule (as an amino acid sequence in a protein) that acts (as by a change in conformation) in response to a stimulus to permit or block passage through a cell membrane, a door, valve, or other device for controlling the passage especially of a fluid, a movable barrier (as at a grade crossing), to control with a gate, an electronic switch that allows or prevents the flow of current in a circuit compare base entry 1, drain entry 2, source entry 1
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gating Sentence Examples
- The gatekeeper's gating of invitations ensured that only the most exclusive guests attended the ball.
- The gating system in the nuclear power plant prevented unauthorized access to sensitive areas.
- The voltage-gated ion channels in nerve cells played a crucial role in the transmission of electrical signals.
- The transmitter-gated ion channels in postsynaptic neurons mediated communication between neurons.
- The gating of the spillway at the dam regulated the flow of water during heavy rains.
- The gating of the transposons in the genome prevented their uncontrolled movement and potential harm.
- The gating of the blood-brain barrier restricted the entry of certain substances from the bloodstream into the brain.
- The gating of the immune response allowed for targeted elimination of pathogens while preventing excessive inflammation.
- The gating of the cell cycle by checkpoints ensured the fidelity of DNA replication and repair.
- The gating of the auditory pathway in the brain allowed for selective perception of sounds in the environment.
FAQs About the word gating
starting gate, the total admission receipts or the number of spectators (as at a sports event), a space between two markers through which a competitor must pass
locking,fencing, hedging, diking, screening (off), bolting, blockading, guarding, barricading, curtaining (off)
opening, unbolting, unblocking, unbarring,reopening,
The gatekeeper's gating of invitations ensured that only the most exclusive guests attended the ball.
The gating system in the nuclear power plant prevented unauthorized access to sensitive areas.
The voltage-gated ion channels in nerve cells played a crucial role in the transmission of electrical signals.
The transmitter-gated ion channels in postsynaptic neurons mediated communication between neurons.
