Used in a Sentence

sela

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sela.

Editorial note

The measurement of a only depend on sela (and not selb), and the measurement of b only depend on selb (and not sela).

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Quick take

A village in modern-day Jordan near the location of historical Sela.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sela gathered in one view.

noun

A village in modern-day Jordan near the location of historical Sela.

noun

(biblical, historical) The capital of Edom, near Mount Hor; also known as Joktheel and Petra.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sela.

noun

A village in modern-day Jordan near the location of historical Sela.

noun

(biblical, historical) The capital of Edom, near Mount Hor; also known as Joktheel and Petra.

Example sentences

1

The measurement of a only depend on sela (and not selb), and the measurement of b only depend on selb (and not sela).

2

That the subtlety of this post-selection scheme, the state is completely local: By construction (L37) sela only depends on particle a, and (L38) selb only depends on particle b.

3

This pathogen was first described in 2004 by Ilan Sela of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the course of an effort to find out why bees were dying with paralytic seizures.

4

> Yet Sela believes consumers have been abandoning local shops--even those with fresher ingredients, better flavors and ties to their communities--mostly because they lack the ability to take mobile orders.

5

Sela just mean you registered a click on detector a, Selb just mean you registered a click on detector b.

6

Mr Sela uses the "Americans-take-too-much-shit-from their government" line but I believe this is simply out of inexperience in dealing with these issues.

7

"This is to see that you don't have heavy metals on you or something that looks suspicious," said Sela.

8

Although it was fairly explicitly pointed in the article (by Rafi Sela), I'm not seeing much of it discussed here.

9

Just last week there was a humorously worded rant about the TSA's stunning lack of competence by the former head of Israeli airport security, Rafi Sela.

10

I can overcome the body scanners with enough explosives to bring down a Boeing 747," Rafi Sela told parliamentarians probing the state of aviation safety in Canada.

11

Sela, former chief security officer of the Israel Airport Authority and a 30-year veteran in airport security and defence technology, helped design the security at Ben Gurion.

12

"That's why we haven't put them in our airport," Sela said, referring to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport, which has some of the toughest security in the world.

Quote examples

1

Mr Sela uses the "Americans-take-too-much-shit-from their government" line but I believe this is simply out of inexperience in dealing with these issues.

2

"This is to see that you don't have heavy metals on you or something that looks suspicious," said Sela.

3

I can overcome the body scanners with enough explosives to bring down a Boeing 747," Rafi Sela told parliamentarians probing the state of aviation safety in Canada.

4

"That's why we haven't put them in our airport," Sela said, referring to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport, which has some of the toughest security in the world.

Proper noun examples

1

Sela just mean you registered a click on detector a, Selb just mean you registered a click on detector b.

2

Although it was fairly explicitly pointed in the article (by Rafi Sela), I'm not seeing much of it discussed here.

3

Just last week there was a humorously worded rant about the TSA's stunning lack of competence by the former head of Israeli airport security, Rafi Sela.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sela in a sentence?

The measurement of a only depend on sela (and not selb), and the measurement of b only depend on selb (and not sela).

What does sela mean?

A village in modern-day Jordan near the location of historical Sela.

What part of speech is sela?

sela is commonly used as noun.