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Meaning of FIGURE EIGHT
Pronunciation:
'figyur eyt
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
a
skating
figure
that
carves
an
8
in
the
ice
[n]
a
knot
having
the
shape
of
the
numeral
8;
tied
in
a
rope
that
has
been
passed
through
a
hole
or
pulley
and
that
prevents
the
rope
from
coming
loose
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Synonyms:
figure of eight
See Also:
figure
,
knot
Biology Dictionary
Definition:
An intermediate structure shaped like a figure eight which forms during the
recombination
process between two
plasmids
, or circular pieces, of
DNA
. The two pieces of DNA attached to each other by
covalent bond
at this point.
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