mismatch
mismatch
Definition
mis·match (mis mac̸h′; for n. mis′mac̸h′)
transitive verb
to match badly or unsuitably
noun
a bad or unsuitable match
mismatch
Usage Examples
Object
- pair: The mismatched pair became inseparable, from the first day they were always huddled up somewhere together.
- furniture: Whatever your style, whatever your budget, whatever mismatched furniture you own, there's a Shabby Chic look for you.
Converse of object
- resolve: Looking at the horizon confirms movement and resolves the sensory mismatch.
Preposition: between
- expectation: The Minister observed that " there may be a mismatch between expectations, in terms of the speed at which an investment is made.
Adjective modifier
- thermal: Read Stress caused by thermal mismatch, to see the benefits of using compliant joints where possible.
- gross: However, in the case of a gross mismatch i think that the coaches would not conceed the contest beforehand.
- slight: Please note that there may be in some cases a slight mismatch between the end of UEA semesters and the host university's semesters.
- apparent: There is an apparent mismatch of students ' initial expectations in studying for a Business Management degree and the longer term benefits.
- severe: These trends are resulting in a severe mismatch of households to house types across large Council estates, particularly in Sunderland North.
- fundamental: But Dr. Lucas criticized the timing of the report and said a fundamental mismatch between regional transport and economic policy rendered the strategy incoherent.
Modifies a noun
- negativity: We have shown [ 6 ] that the illusion can be reflected in an EEG wave known as the mismatch negativity.
- repair: Binding to these proteins is thought to elicit either futile cycles of mismatch repair or replication stalling, which can lead to cell death.
- mutation: Neither microsatellite instability, loss of repair nor mismatch repair gene mutations were detected.
- gene: The recent demonstration of germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes in HNPCC patients enhanced the interest due to the syndrome.
Noun used with modifier
- impedance: They will only be effective for certain soil types, where a sufficient impedance mismatch with concrete for the wall can be achieved.
- lattice: The size at which this happens is strongly dependent upon the cooling rate and lattice mismatch of the alloy.
- maturity: We also question the applicability of the maturity mismatch formula to firms electing to use maturity adjustments.
- geometry: Typically a media failure or by a geometry mismatch.
- expansion: The main problems which affect growth of GaN on Si are those of thermal expansion mismatch, and of lattice mismatch.
Preposition: of
- expectation: A mismatch of expectations on either side could lead to dissatisfaction.
