CONDITIONS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does conditions mean? 

• CONDITIONS (noun)
  The noun CONDITIONS has 3 senses:

1. the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

2. the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare

3. the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

  Familiarity information: CONDITIONS used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONDITIONS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

there were wide variations in the conditions of observation

Hypernyms ("conditions" is a kind of...):

circumstance; context; setting (the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

harsh living conditions

Hypernyms ("conditions" is a kind of...):

circumstance; context; setting (the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

atmospheric condition; conditions; weather; weather condition

Context example:

the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow

Hypernyms ("conditions" is a kind of...):

atmospheric phenomenon (a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere)

Domain category:

meteorology (the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conditions"):

cold weather (a period of unusually cold weather)

fair weather; sunshine; temperateness (moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities)

hot weather (a period of unusually high temperatures)

thaw; thawing; warming (warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt)

downfall; precipitation (the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist))

wave (a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures))

elements (violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements))

air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)

atmosphere; atmospheric state (the weather or climate at some place)

good weather (weather suitable for outdoor activities)

bad weather; inclemency; inclementness (weather unsuitable for outdoor activities)

 Context examples 

A. anitratus is thought to be a commensal organism of the skin but may become pathogenic in patients with underlying conditions.

(Acinetobacter anitratus, NCI Thesaurus)

A. calcoaceticus is thought to be a commensal organism of the skin and throat but may become pathogenic in patients with underlying conditions, usually causing respiratory infection.

(Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, NCI Thesaurus)

Specifies whether persons who have not had the condition(s) being studied or otherwise related conditions or symptoms may participate in the study.

(Accepts Healthy Volunteers Indicator, NCI Thesaurus)

An absolute neutrophil count may be used to check for infection, inflammation, leukemia, and other conditions.

(Absolute neutrophil count, NCI Dictionary)

Earlier studies by Harvard University researcher Sam Myers and colleagues showed that wheat, maize, rice, field peas and soybeans grown under high carbon dioxide conditions all had lower levels of protein and minerals.

(Planet-Warming Gases Make Some Food Less Nutritious, Study Says, Steve Baragona/VOA)

A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer and other conditions.

(Abegrin, NCI Dictionary)

It is being studied in the treatment of other conditions and types of cancer.

(Adrucil, NCI Dictionary)

A group of genetic conditions marked by little or none of the pigment melanin in the skin, hair, and/or eyes.

(Albinism, NCI Dictionary)

A drug that is used to treat certain skin conditions and is being studied in the treatment of cutaneous (skin-related) T-cell cancer and T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

(Alefacept, NCI Dictionary)

A drug used to treat certain bone conditions, such as osteoporosis and Paget disease of the bone.

(Alendronate sodium, NCI Dictionary)