UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does University of Texas mean? 

• UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS (noun)
  The noun UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS has 1 sense:

1. a university in Austin, Texas

  Familiarity information: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A university in Austin, Texas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Instance hypernyms:

university (establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching)

Holonyms ("University of Texas" is a part of...):

Austin; capital of Texas (state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas)

 Context examples 

A team at the University of Texas at Austin has been using worms to study disorders related to the nervous system.

(Magnetic Field Sensor Unearthed in Worms, NIH)

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed new guidelines for fabricating nanoscale gel materials, or nanogels, that can deliver therapeutic remedies to treat cancer in a precise manner.

(Novel nanogels hold promise for improved drug delivery to cancer patients, National Science Foundation)

In this latest study, researchers led by University of Texas kinesiology professor Rhonda Prisby now report the presence of strange bone-like particles - and they could have something to do with vascular disease.

(Bone-Like Particles Found Travelling through Human Bloodstream, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

But new research, led by The University of Texas at Austin and the University of South Florida (USF), found that the East Antarctic Ice Sheet may not be as stable as it seems.

(Massive East Antarctic Ice Sheet has history of instability, National Science Foundatio)

It is part of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

(Harold C Simmons Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)

Biomedical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin may have found a way for people to get better shuteye.

(Bathing 90 minutes before bedtime can improve sleep quality, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Zahedivash said within the year, the MasSpec Pen will be tested in surgery at the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin.

(New Invention Detects Cancer in Seconds, VOA/Elizabeth Lee)

A team of scientists lead by Dr. Raghu Kalluri of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center searched for biomarkers on tiny, fluid-filled sacs called exosomes.

(Method for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer, NIH)

Scientists from The University of Texas at Dallas and Hanyang University in South Korea developed high-tech yarns that generate electricity when they are stretched or twisted.

(Energy-Harvesting Yarns Generate Electricity, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Your cognitive capacity is significantly reduced when your smartphone is within reach, even if it is off, according to findings from a new study from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.

(Presence of Smartphone Reduces Brain Power, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)