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SIZED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sized mean? 

SIZED (adjective)
  The adjective SIZED has 2 senses:

1. having a specified sizeplay

2. having the surface treated or coated with sizingplay

  Familiarity information: SIZED used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SIZED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a specified size

Similar:

mouse-sized (having the approximate size of a mouse)

wolf-sized (having the approximate size of a wolf)

turkey-sized (having the approximate size of a turkey)

threepenny (used of nail size; 1 1/8 in long)

squirrel-sized (having the approximate size of a squirrel)

sparrow-sized (having the approximate size of a sparrow)

sorted (arranged according to size)

size ((used in combination) sized)

shrew-sized (having the approximate size of a shrew)

rabbit-sized (having the approximate size of a rabbit)

pig-sized (having the approximate size of a pig)

orange-sized (having the approximate size of an orange)

ninepenny (used of nail size; 2 3/4 in or 7 cm long)

apple-sized (having the approximate size of an apple)

medium-size; medium-sized; moderate-size; moderate-sized (intermediate in size)

kiwi-sized (having the approximate size of a kiwi fruit)

human-sized (having the approximate size of a human being)

grape-sized (having the approximate size of a grape)

fourpenny (used of nail size; 1 3/8 in or 3.8 cm long)

ferret-sized (having the approximate size of a ferret)

eightpenny (used of nail size; 2 1/2 in or 6.4 cm long)

dog-sized (having the approximate size of an average dog)

crow-sized (having the approximate size of a crow)

cookie-sized (having the approximate size of a cookie)

cherry-sized (having the approximate size of a cherry)

Antonym:

unsized (not fashioned to sizes)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Having the surface treated or coated with sizing

Antonym:

unsized (not having the surface treated or coated with sizing)


 Context examples 


These cells are uniform in appearance and have uniformly sized and shaped nuclei.

(Ductal Epithelial Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

It was fair-sized, firm, and unpeeled.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

A pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma characterized by the presence of duct-like structures and medium-sized malignant glandular structures.

(Pancreatic Well Differentiated Ductal Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Researchers have identified a young star with four Jupiter and Saturn-sized planets in orbit around it, the first time that so many massive planets have been detected in such a young system.

(Giant planets around young star raise questions about how planets form, University of Cambridge)

Most people have four pea-sized glands, called parathyroid glands, on the thyroid gland in the neck.

(Parathyroid Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

A peripheral (mature) T-cell lymphoma presenting in the skin with patches/plaques and it is characterized by epidermal and dermal infiltration of small to medium-sized T-cells with cerebriform nuclei.

(Mycosis Fungoides (Working Formulation), NCI Thesaurus)

Normally, hot Jupiter-sized planets are still cool enough inside to condense heavier elements such as magnesium and iron into clouds.

(Hubble Uncovers a ‘Heavy Metal’ Exoplanet Shaped Like a Football, NASA)

It is characterized by the presence of a polymorphic cellular infiltrate which contains neoplastic small to medium sized T-lymphocytes.

(Cutaneous Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A process that forms a solid dosage unit by continuously cutting a uniform material into equally sized segments.

(Die Cutting Formulation Process, NCI Thesaurus)

They came from all directions, and there were thousands of them: big mice and little mice and middle-sized mice; and each one brought a piece of string in his mouth.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)



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