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scaffold Definition

scaf·fold (skafəld, -ōld′)

noun

  1. a temporary wooden or metal framework for supporting workmen and materials during the erecting, repairing, or painting of a building, etc.
  2. a raised platform on which criminals are executed, as by hanging
  3. a temporary wooden stage or platform, as that on which medieval plays were presented
  4. any raised framework

Etymology: ME scafald < OFr escafalt < es- (L ex-, out) + VL *catafalicum: see catafalque

transitive verb

to furnish or support with, or put on, a scaffold

scaffold Synonyms

scaffold

n.

scaffold Usage Examples

Object

  • pole: Several deep pots in the streamway are crossed by scaffolding poles which were well under water.
  • tower: We also had a securely tied down hide on the top of a scaffolding tower at Bentley Station for filming the rooks.

Converse of object

  • endow: This study demonstrates that endowing scaffolds with a sensing element could provide an on-line and non-destructive monitoring method for tissue engineering.
  • ascend: Wearing the same dress that she had worn at her trial and carrying her prayer book Lady Jane ascended the scaffold.
  • erect: She was led to the scaffold erected on Tower Green in front of the White Tower.
  • mount: Digby was the first to mount the scaffold, which he did unrepentant.

Adjective modifier

  • polymeric: Back cover Go to article Tissue engineering involves culturing, growing and assembling cells and newly generated matrix in polymeric scaffolds.
  • porous: A common approach is to place a porous biomaterial scaffold, seeded with cells, in a flow perfusion bioreactor.
  • dimensional: The fluorescent probe was incorporated into thin films and three dimensional porous scaffolds demonstrating the capabilities of monitoring on-line.
  • solid: On contact with the tissue, the solution was transformed into a solid scaffold.

Modifies a noun

  • degradation: This study presents a proof of concept for monitoring scaffold degradation on-line within a culture environment.
  • pole: These looked like a load of scaffold poles standing in line on the upper deck.
  • plank: We have carried a lot of scaffold planks up the hill.
  • tripod: The weight caused the scaffold tripod to slip - heavy bits of metal narrowly missing the unloading team.
  • tower: Access is only from below by ladder or scaffold tower.
  • platform: A scaffold platform has been built over the shop side of the concourse to allow glazing of the first section of the canopy.

Noun used with modifier

  • tower: You could use a podium or tower scaffold for these jobs.
  • tissue: Novel methods for in vitro testing of degradation behavior of tissue scaffolds.
  • metal: A metal scaffold called a ' stent ' is then inserted to hold the artery open.

Preposition: for

engineering: Development of a mechano responsive scaffold for tissue engineering.

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