squinting modifier

(noun)

A word that is placed right next to the word it refers to, but is also near another word that it might be modifying.

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Examples of squinting modifier in the following topics:

  • Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

    • Many modifiers are entire phrases.
    • In situations where modifiers are used incorrectly, the result is a dangling modifier, a misplaced modifier, or a squinting modifier.
    • Similar to a dangling modifier, a misplaced modifier occurs when it is unclear what word(s) the modifier is referencing.
    • A squinting modifier is a modifier that is placed right next to the word it refers to, but is also near another word that it might be modifying.
    • Squinting: Cycling uphill quickly strengthens the leg muscles.

  • Strabismus

    • It is also referred to as "crossed eyes," "wandering eyes," or having a "cast. " Other names include "squint," "crossed eye," "google eye," "boss eye," "cock eye," "wonk eye," "codeye," "derpy eye," "waz eye," and "wok eye. " "Cross-eyed" means that when a person with strabismus looks at an object, one eye fixes on the object and the other fixes with a convergence angle less than zero; the optic axes over converge.
    • More commonly however, squints are termed concominant (i.e. non paralytic).
    • The squint in this example is caused by a refractive error in one or both eyes.

  • The Law of Reflection and Its Consequences

    • Whenever you look into a mirror or squint at sunlight glinting off a lake, you are seeing a reflection.

  • Impact of Modifying Inputs on Business Operations

    • Modifying inputs such as accounts receivable, inventory, and accounts payable will significantly influence forecasting and business operations.
    • Modifying any one of these inputs can lead to major changes in forecasts.
    • Accounts receivable has a great effect on a firm's expected cash inflows, and thus modifying this input on a forecast will affect how much cash a company decides to have on hand.
    • Modifying accounts payable will drastically change the amount of cash-on-hand required for a business.
    • Inventory management is a modifying input that can impact financial forecasts

  • Introduction to Adjectives and Adverbs

    • Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns; adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
    • But without modifiers, "the Great Wall"  would simply be "the Wall."
    • Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
    • [The adverb reasonably modifies the adjective early.]
    • [The adverb quite modifies the adverb passionately.]

  • When to Modify Products

    • While the decision to modify products happens ideally at the design stage, products can be changed during any phase of the life cycle.
    • At some point during the life cycle, products may be modified to compete more effectively in the market, and appeal to evolving consumer and business demand .
    • Factors that can influence whether products are modified at the design stage include:
    • Product design is an iterative process, and often needs to be modified due to manufacturing constraints or conflicting requirements.

  • Adverbs

    • Just as adjectives modify nouns and pronouns, adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
    • You can use prepositional phrases as adverbs if they modify a verb, adjective, or adverb.

  • Duration

    • The Modified duration is the name given to the price sensitivity and is the percentage change in price for a unit change in yield.
    • When yields are continuously-compounded the Macaulay duration and the modified duration will be numerically equal.
    • The modified duration is used more than the Macaulay duration.
    • For everyday use, the equality (or near-equality) of the values for the Macaulay duration and the modified duration can be a useful aid to intuition.
    • The modified duration is the name given to the price sensitivity and is the percentage change in price for a unit change in yield.

  • Genetic Engineering

    • In genetic engineering, an organism's genotype is altered using recombinant DNA, created by molecular cloning, to modify an organism's DNA.
    • Genetic engineering is the alteration of an organism's genotype using recombinant DNA technology to modify an organism's DNA to achieve desirable traits.
    • The organism that receives the recombinant DNA is called a genetically-modified organism (GMO).
    • Bacteria, plants, and animals have been genetically modified since the early 1970s for academic, medical, agricultural, and industrial purposes.
    • Borer-resistant corn is an example of a genetically- modified organism made possible through genetic engineering methods that allow scientists to alter an organism's DNA to achieve specific traits, such as herbicide resistance.

  • Modern Applications of DNA

    • The CRISPR technique has enormous potential application, including altering the germline of humans, animals and other organisms, and modifying the genes of food crops.
    • A genetically modified organism (GMO) is any organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques.
    • GMOs are a source of medicines and genetically modified foods and are also widely used in scientific research, along with the production of other goods.
    • Bacteria, plants, and animals have been genetically modified since the early 1970s for academic, medical, agricultural, and industrial purposes.
    • The GloFish is a patented and trademarked brand of genetically modified (GM) fluorescent fish.