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• stringier — string·y || strɪŋɪ adj. consisting of strings; resembling strings; thin and sinewy; forming into thread like parts, ropy (of liquid) …   English contemporary dictionary

• stringy — adjective (stringier; est) Date: 1662 1. a. containing, consisting of, or resembling fibrous matter or string < stringy hair > b. lean and sinewy in build ; wiry 2. capable of being drawn out to form a string ; ropy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Macular hole — A macular hole is a small break in the macula, located in the center of the eye s light sensitive tissue called the retina.DiagnosisMacular degeneration is a condition affecting the tissues lying under the retina, while a macular hole involves… …   Wikipedia

• stringy — stringiness, n. /string ee/, adj., stringier, stringiest. 1. resembling a string or strings; consisting of strings or stringlike pieces: stringy weeds; a stringy fiber. 2. coarsely or toughly fibrous, as meat. 3. sinewy or wiry, as a person. 4.… …   Universalium

• Hole, macular — A hole in the macula, the tiny oval area made up of millions of nerve cells located at the center of the retina responsible for sharp, central vision. The eye contains a jelly like substance called the vitreous. Shrinking of the vitreous usually… …   Medical dictionary

• Macular cyst — A hole in the macula, the tiny oval area made up of millions of nerve cells located at the center of the retina responsible for sharp, central vision. The eye contains a jelly like substance called the vitreous. Shrinking of the vitreous usually… …   Medical dictionary

• Macular hole — A hole in the macula, the tiny oval area made up of millions of nerve cells located at the center of the retina responsible for sharp, central vision. The eye contains a jelly like substance called the vitreous. Shrinking of the vitreous usually… …   Medical dictionary

• stringy — [[t]strɪ̱ŋi[/t]] stringier, stringiest 1) ADJ GRADED Stringy food contains long, thin pieces that are difficult or unpleasant to eat. The meat was stringy... Thankfully, it wasn t smothered in stringy cheese like some pizzas. 2) ADJ GRADED… …   English dictionary

• stringy — adjective (stringier, stringiest) 1》 resembling string in being long and thin.     ↘tall, wiry, and thin. 2》 (of food) tough and fibrous. 3》 (of a liquid) viscous; forming strings. Derivatives stringily adverb stringiness noun …   English new terms dictionary

• stringy — UK [ˈstrɪŋɪ] / US adjective Word forms stringy : adjective stringy comparative stringier superlative stringiest 1) full of fibres and difficult to cut and eat stringy meat 2) forming strings when stretched stringy cheese 3) a stringy person is… …   English dictionary

• stringy — /ˈstrɪŋi / (say stringee) adjective (stringier, stringiest) 1. resembling a string; consisting of strings or string like pieces. 2. coarsely or toughly fibrous, as meat. 3. sinewy or wiry, as a person. 4. ropy, as a glutinous liquid. {string +… …