Crossword clues for threading
threading
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Thread \Thread\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Threaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Threading.]
To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle.
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To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to thrid.
Heavy trading ships . . . threading the Bosphorus.
--Mitford.They would not thread the gates.
--Shak. To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a screw or nut.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The act or process by which something is threaded (in various senses). 2 An ancient eastern method for removing hair by means of a thread, which is rolled over the hair in order to pluck it out at the follicle level. vb. (present participle of thread English)
Wikipedia
Threading may refer to:
- Thread (computing), a programming technique
- Threading (epilation), a hair removal method
- Threading (manufacturing), the process of making a screw thread
- Threading (protein sequence), a method for computational protein structure prediction
- Threaded code, another programming technique
- Threaded discussion, a style of email and Usenet news handling
Threading is a method of hair removal originating in Asia. In more recent times it has gained popularity in Western countries, especially with a cosmetic application (particularly for removing/shaping eyebrows).
Protein threading, also known as fold recognition, is a method of protein modeling which is used to model those proteins which have the same fold as proteins of known structures, but do not have homologous proteins with known structure. It differs from the homology modeling method of structure prediction as it (protein threading) is used for proteins which do not have their homologous protein structures deposited in the Protein Data Bank (PDB), whereas homology modeling is used for those proteins which do. Threading works by using statistical knowledge of the relationship between the structures deposited in the PDB and the sequence of the protein which one wishes to model.
The prediction is made by "threading" (i.e. placing, aligning) each amino acid in the target sequence to a position in the template structure, and evaluating how well the target fits the template. After the best-fit template is selected, the structural model of the sequence is built based on the alignment with the chosen template. Protein threading is based on two basic observations: that the number of different folds in nature is fairly small (approximately 1300); and that 90% of the new structures submitted to the PDB in the past three years have similar structural folds to ones already in the PDB.
Threading is the process of creating a screw thread. More screw threads are produced each year than any other machine element. There are many methods of generating threads, including subtractive methods (many kinds of thread cutting and grinding, as detailed below); deformative or transformative methods (rolling and forming; molding and casting); additive methods (such as 3D printing); or combinations thereof.
Usage examples of "threading".
Dainty said I had got so sharp, if you could have found a way of threading me with cotton, you could have sewn with me.
Both hands stayed engrossed with the straightforward task of threading a strap through a buckle.
Earl Jieret arose, a threading of gray shot through the bonfire russet of his clan braid.
The approach from the northeast required a winding ascent through a notch in the ranges, then threading a flume to reach the base of the mountain itself.
He felt its prongs pierce his inviolate core and invade, threading an inextricable geas of compulsion: for as long as he held to life and breath, he would seek to destroy his half brother.
I hurried down the staircase, past Stajeo and Tormos, who had fought side by side at last, past Oltukh, who asked in a startled voice where I went, and plunged into the crowd, threading my way through the throng.
The woman must be forty at least, yet she showed no more sign of age than a fine webbing of lines at the corners of her eyes, and threadings of silver in that ridiculous mass of hair.