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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being in progress nowplay

Example:

on-line editorial projects

Synonyms:

on-line; online

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

current (occurring in or belonging to the present time)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Connected to a computer network or accessible by computerplay

Example:

an on-line database

Synonyms:

on-line; online

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

connected; machine-accessible (stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Sense 3

Meaning:

On a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline systemplay

Example:

on-line industries

Synonyms:

on-line; online

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

shipping; transport; transportation (the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials)

Credits

 Context examples: 

An online resource of NCBI containing 3D macromolecular structures, including proteins and polynucleotides.

(Molecular Modeling Database, NCI Thesaurus)

The study was published online June 21 in the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology.

(Study: Olive Oil Protects Brain From Alzheimer’s, VOA News)

The last resource, which includes online interventions, could be particularly appropriate, the WHO said, due to the stigma attached to mental health issues, which may prevent some young adults from seeking help.

(Half of mental health disorders arise in adolescence, SciDev.Net)

The paper, “Crossing kingdoms: Using decelluralized plants as perfusable tissue engineering scaffolds” is published online in advance of the May 2017 issue of the journal Biomaterials.

(Human Heart Cells Grown on Spinach Leaves, VOA News)

You seem to be rubbing shoulders with large numbers of people, so you may be building a community online in social media or in real life.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The customers all completed the EQ online and provided a saliva sample for genetic analysis.

(Study finds that genes play a role in empathy, University of Cambridge)

Participants completed at least two 24-hour online validated dietary questionnaires, designed to measure usual intake of 3,300 different food and beverage items and were followed up for a maximum of 9 years (2009-2018).

(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

China’s space agency posted a photo online, showing tracks the rover left as it departed from the spacecraft.

(Chinese Rover Making Tracks on Dark Side of the Moon, VOA)

For you, drug safety means buying online from only legitimate pharmacies and taking your medicines correctly.

(Drug Safety, NIH)

Look into the possibility of attending an online course or joining a book club.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)




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