A surname.
dura
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dura.
Editorial note
And they did that just fine on 8spd too when that was the dura ace option.
Quick take
A surname.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of dura gathered in one view.
Alternative form of durra. [A kind of millet, a variety of sorghum; Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).]
(anatomy) Ellipsis of dura mater. [(anatomy) The tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges, enveloping the brain and spinal cord.]
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for dura.
noun
A surname.
noun
Alternative form of durra. [A kind of millet, a variety of sorghum; Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).]
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of dura mater. [(anatomy) The tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges, enveloping the brain and spinal cord.]
Example sentences
And they did that just fine on 8spd too when that was the dura ace option.
Expected anatomy would have a wrinkle of the dura near there which should lead to relatively small risk of CSF leak following micro surgery.
Also having malaria, paying money or sex for drugs, lived in Africa for 6 months, ever had a blood transfusion, dura matter transplant...
Standard copyright law, dura lex, sed lex.
This time, looking at a patient's dura mater, and trying to sneak around to the other side, seeing the wrong rongeur, his head didn't even move.
Unlike in an acute preparation with a chamber, there is no exposed dura that needs to be cleaned regularly to prevent infection, and the electrodes are inserted just once instead of repeatedly.
Instead of running their own presidential candidate in 02023, they backed the mano dura Patricia Bullrich, notable for being the only major candidate more right-wing than Milei; he made her his Minister of Security.
I raced Cat 2 for many years with a carbon fiber Specialized Epic Allez with all Dura Ace & Campy C-record components back in the early 90's while going to university.
If you think a Chinese company handling your ride data is an okay compromise I think the Coros Dura is quite wonderful, with longer battery life (100+ hours) than the competition too.
Because I know, just as you do in your heart of hearts, that if dura lex sed lex came after you, you would be trying to tell me how unfair the system is and that it should let you slip through the cracks.
There's still some risk, since one still has to remove the skull above the target site and also cut and resew the dura mater, but the skin can be sewed back together after implantation and the bone will eventually regenerate.
This shows the shallowness of my understanding: > It has been known for centuries that the dura mater may harbor lymphatic vessels but the role of meningeal lymphatic vessels (MLVs) regained renewed interest since 2015, when functional MLVs were first reported.
Quote examples
In (Brazilian) Portuguese: "Água mole em pedra dura, tanto bate até que fura".
A shop in DC used to have magnets with such mottos, of which I remember only "dura lex, sed lex"
What made Bukele's presidency impressive is that many other governments had tried the "mano dura" approach before, but he was the first one to make it work, and nobody is sure why.
Proper noun examples
A good example are Shimano systems: if you compare Ultegra with Dura-ace, depending on your use, either one of them can be the better choice.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use dura in a sentence?
And they did that just fine on 8spd too when that was the dura ace option.
What does dura mean?
A surname.
What part of speech is dura?
dura is commonly used as noun.