55

 Dictionary entry overview: What does 55 mean? 

• 55 (adjective)
  The adjective 55 has 1 sense:

1. being five more than fifty

  Familiarity information: 55 used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• 55 (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being five more than fifty

Synonyms:

55; fifty-five; lv

Similar:

cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)

 Context examples 

Height: 22-26 inches (55-65 cm.) Weight: 77-85 pounds (35-40 kg.)

(German Shepherd Dog, NCI Thesaurus)

Height: 23-28 inches (58-71 cm.) Weight: 55-80 pounds (25-36 kg.)

(Giant Schnauzer, NCI Thesaurus)

The FBJ-MSV v-fos gene encodes a 55 kD protein and the FBR-MSV v-fos gene encodes a 75 kD fusion protein.

(FOS Oncoprotein, NCI Thesaurus)

ETS translocation variant 1 (477 aa, ~55 kDa) is encoded by the human ETV1 gene.

(Ets Translocation Variant 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Cystine/glutamate transporter protein (501aa, ~55 kDa) is encoded by the human SLC7A11 gene.

(Cystine/Glutamate Transporter Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 2 (487 aa, ~55 kDa) is encoded by the Epstein-Barr virus EBNA2 gene.

(Epstein-Barr Nuclear Antigen 2, NCI Thesaurus)

Height: 22-29 inches (56-74 cm.) Weight: 42-55 pounds (19-25 kg.)

(Ibizan Hound, NCI Thesaurus)

Height: 24-28 inches (61-71cm.) Weight: 55-75 pounds (25-34 kg.)

(Irish Setter, NCI Thesaurus)

The trial included more than 50,000 participants who were aged 55 to 74 years, were current or former heavy smokers, and had no signs or symptoms of lung cancer.

(National Lung Screening Trial, NCI Dictionary)

The Nurses' Health Study was begun in 1976 with the establishment of a cohort of 120,700 women aged 30-55 and was principally designed to assess risk factors for breast cancer.

(Nurses' Health Study, NCI Thesaurus)