Gap
Meanings and phrases
gap
- a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; spread
- a narrow opening; crack
- an open or empty space in or between things; opening
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; break; interruption; disruption
- a pass between mountain peaks; col
- a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
gap
- make an opening or gap in; breach
Cumberland Gap
- a pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia and Kentucky that early settlers used in order to move west
n.
- a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them
- the gap between two high-potential terminals
n.
- the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise; balance of trade; trade balance; visible balance
E.g.
- Why is there such a gap between plans and outcomes?
- The gap between the two sections was filled in by 1932.
- This could, for instance, be the gap between two prisms.
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- Schleck chased hard, but had no other riders to help bridge the gap.
- They aim to bridge the gap between land and community through public markets.
- The M2 attempted to bridge the gap between the 81 mm mortar and the hand grenade.
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- The second and third grade grama panchayats would get entire amount to fill the gap.
- To fill the gap in Ferguson's sales in the US, thousands of TEs were shipped over from England.
- In light of the setback, coach Scolari called upon Gilberto to fill the gap which Emerson left.
E.g.
- The band gap of a-Si is 1.7 eV and that of c-Si is 1.1 eV.
- For this to occur, energy is required, as in the semiconductor the next higher states lie above the band gap.
- The reduced electron-delocalization in hexagonal-BN is also indicated by its absence of color and a large band gap.
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- The battalion had no reserves and was unable to close the gap.
- Finally in early 1993, Working Title Films stepped in to close the gap.
- The German tried to close the gap to the Spaniard, but Cal held on to win the gold.
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- Other researchers who analyzed the pay gap in transition Russia reach similar conclusions.
- At the Women in the World Annual Summit, she spoke against the gender pay gap in Hollywood.
- These statistics reveal the severity of the gender inequality and pay gap that exist in the US.
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- The gender gap also exists in other western countries.
- Additionally, there is a gender gap in the division of agricultural labor.
- The gender gap in graduation rates is particularly large for minority students.
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- A DeMarco Murray touchdown later in that quarter closed the gap to 20–14.
- Once O'Brien took over "Tonight", however, Letterman closed the gap in the ratings.
- This one in turn fell back as the enemy again closed the gap, and the cycle rotated.
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- She passed through the gap between Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
- Her route took her through the gap between Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
- The new sealed road through the gap was eventually opened in November 1949.
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- The party's economic policy focussed primarily on bridging the gap between rich and poor.
- The forum acknowledged Kouyoumdjian's role in bridging the gap between social media and TV.
- Much of Hirsh-Pasek's work has been dedicated to bridging the gap between developmental and educational research and applications.
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- Xavier decides he wants to go travelling and take a gap year.
- The main purpose of the channel was to document Jack's gap year.
- However, she took a gap year when she was in grade twelve to make music.
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- They are often used when the power line must cross a large gap, such as a railway line, river, or valley.
- The gap in income between blacks and other non-whites is relatively small compared to the large gap between whites and all people of color.
- The beaverslide consists of a frame supporting an inclined plane up which a load of hay is pushed to a height of about , before dropping through a large gap.
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- King Vakhtang dies during an invasion when an arrow strikes through a gap of his armor.
- The highway follows Cedar Run through a gap between Waters Mountain and Pignut Mountain.
- Due to Ecke's invincible armor, Dietrich is forced to stab the giant dishonorably through a gap in his armor.
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- In turn, the expanded i40 range filled the gap left by the i45.
- "Rancid News" filled the gap left by these two zines for a short while.
- Gamst was required to fill the gap left by Damien Duff, who had left in July 2003 to go to Chelsea.
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- A prime example of this is the wage gap.
- For 1940 his estimates of the gender wage gap range between 47% and 53%.
- By 1958 the situation seemed to improve and the wage gap declined to 39.5%.
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- At the Women in the World Annual Summit, she spoke against the gender pay gap in Hollywood.
- A. Newell and B. Reiley (2000) use the RLMS data for 1992 and 1996 to estimate the gender pay gap.
- As a result, only a partial perspective on gender pay gap is possible based on small scale studies.
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- A 2016 Education Equality Index from Education Cities recognized the work done by three KIPP LA schools to close the achievement gap.
- The initial attention to achievement gap started with a 1966 publication from the U.S. Department of Education titled "Equality of Educational Opportunity."
- Similarly, values affirmation decreased the achievement gap for college students from low socioeconomic status and for women in introductory physics courses.
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- For earlier rulers, there is usually a time gap between the moment a sultan's reign ended and the moment his successor was enthroned.
- Even assuming there is a time gap between the death of Constantine and the adulthood of Constans, his younger brothers have not aged at all in the narrative.
- The duo managed to establish a maximum lead of around seven minutes at one point during the stage, before the rest of the field gradually brought the time gap down.
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- These rotary transformers have a cylindrical, rather than a disc-shaped, air gap between windings.
- with a narrow air gap, to achieve a saturated corona current condition that produces maximum thrust.
- It has the same APS-C sensor as the K-5, but has an improved autofocus sensor and a redesigned rear LCD with no air gap.
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- At the 1st minute, Josh Kennedy took a mark and kicked a goal to begin closing the gap.
- On 18 July, the armored pincers of the two panzer groups came within of closing the gap.
- There are five options currently in contention for closing the gap in I-49 in Shreveport.
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- Schwann cells and neurons exchange molecular signals by gap junctions that regulate survival and differentiation.
- In CMTX, mutated connexons create non-functional gap junctions that interrupt molecular exchange and signal transport.
- The panglial syncytium is a large network of interconnected glial cells, which are extensively linked by gap junctions.