Vocabulary Word
Word: motif
Definition: theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure
Definition: theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure
Sentences Containing 'motif'
The class difference between the couple highlights a major motif of the novel which is the unfair dominance of intellectuals over the working class.
With the hornet as its motif, the squadron's motto is ""Swift Valiant"".
In addition these receptors also contain a serine rich region and a third more poorly conserved motif termed box 3.
The SP1 transcription factor contains a zinc finger protein motif, by which it binds directly to DNA and enhances gene transcription.
Tn5 and most other transposases contain a DDE motif, which is the active site that catalyzes the movement of the transposon.
The DDE motif is said to coordinate divalent metal ions, most often magnesium and manganese, which are important in the catalytic reaction.
As his name implies, he dresses in a ninja motif.
Kadare's thoughts on the legend, which stem from many of his books, are that the legend is pre-Christian, hence the rise from the dead motif.
Another significant motif of the plot was the depiction of the wartime expulsion of Germans, a sensitive subject that was rarely dealt with openly at the time.
The N-terminal domain shows structural similarity to the DNA-binding alpha-helix bundle motif.
α-hydroxyketones, or acyloins, are an important synthetic motif present in many natural products.
The two films of Hui’s that focus on these issues are "The Way We Are" (2008) and "Night and Fog" (2009), while maintaining a motif of displacement.
He hypothesized that to evoke a certain taste, a molecule must contain some structural motif (called a "sapophore") that produces that taste.
They hypothesized that to be sweet, a compound must contain one each of two classes of structural motif, a "glucophore" and an "auxogluc".
The chair of the architectural committee was John Galen Howard, the university's chief architect, and his influence is evident in the stadium's neoclassical motif.
There is no manifesto, although there are many threads and a strong motif of looking at life today and trying to act inside it."
However, the song has gone from single to being an iTunes exclusive (bonus track), because the song didn't fit with the album's motif.
Peer meets three amorous dairymaids who are waiting to be courted by trolls (a folklore motif from Gudbrandsdalen).
For example, the motif of a little detective who wears suit and (bow) tie was also used by Osamu Tezuka, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, and Fujiko Fujio.)
For example, The motif of little detective who wears suit and tie(bow tie) is used by Osamu Tezuka, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Fujiko Fujio.)
Originally named "E Yinyuan" (惡姻緣, "A Cursed Marital Fate"), the novel has the Buddhist doctrine of karma and vipaka as its basic motif.
It contains a Ras exchange motif, a diacylglycerol-binding domain, and two calcium-binding EF hands.
Yagi portrayed a partial referee, dressing in an American Flag motif shirt and wearing oversized sunglasses that he required to see.
The cantata opens with a sighing motif on trumpets, after which the strings play an expansive, flowing melody in C major.
The recapitulation of the principal themes leads to a brief coda, based upon the motif of the initial theme.
He did not however employ a traditional noir motif of using a voiceover to expose the characters inner feelings.
A major motif is the growth and evolution of the individual from "archetype to archetype" through trials.
Joanne Bertin (born 1953) is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories that feature dragons as a recurring motif.
It features a central projecting bay with stepped gable and battlement-like motif.
The motif for the ball that year was Inca, and Crosby dressed for the occasion, covering himself in red ocher and wearing nothing but a loincloth and a necklace of dead pigeons.
The hexagram does appear occasionally in Jewish contexts since antiquity, apparently as a decorative motif.
that resulted in the release of stationery and journals with the “Wonderland” motif.
In bacteria it is found in association with HNH, a non-specific nuclease motif.
The motif is influenced by classical Roman funerary art, particularly the stone memorials.
The "Pyrobac"-1 RNA motif is a conserved RNA structure discovered by bioinformatics.
RNAs conforming to this motif have been found only in "Pyrobaculum", a genus of archaea.
Instances of the motif are hypothesized to function as non-coding RNAs.
The motif also featured prominently in interior decoration, fabrics and furniture.
The Dunmore Pineapple is perhaps the most spectacular architectural use of the motif.
The cell may be distinguished from the figure or motif:
the 1958 "Encyclopédie Fasquelle" defines a cell as, "the smallest indivisible unit," but distinguishes the cell from the motif, which may be divisible into more than one cell.
Motif 1 is heard on a broader scale in the bass notes (dotted whole notes) in measures 1-16, hitting the notes of the motif in inversion and transposition on the down-beats of measures 1, 15, and 16 (G-C-B).
A black, green, or purple question mark serves as his visual motif.
Three mature gourds or melons are another seasonal motif.
Coronavirus 3' stem-loop II-like motif (s2m)
The Coronavirus 3' stem-loop II-like motif (also known as s2m) is a secondary structure motif identified in the 3'untranslated region (3'UTR) of astrovirus, coronavirus and equine rhinovirus genomes.
The first conserved region shares homology with La proteins (called the La motif, see SSB) whereas the second conserved region (called the LARP1 motif) is restricted to LARP proteins.
LARP-1 appears to bind mRNA in vitro via both the La motif and the LARP1 domain.
The red brick and concrete motif of this construction was continued in all of the numerous later additions to the school.
Fluorophore molecules could be either utilized alone, or serve as a fluorescent motif of a functional system.
Snakes (also known as serpents) are an important motif in Chinese mythology.