Sentence examples for a general term used from inspiring English sources

Wall Street (General) A general term used to describe the investment community, such as "Wall Street likes the prospects for that company" or "Wall Street does not like the prospects for that company".

Neth also identifies herself as "genderqueer", a general term used by people who don't identify themselves as men or women.

(Break dancing is a general term used mostly in the news media and by amateurs, whereas b-boying specifically refers to toprocking, downrocking, freezes and power moves).

Spectroscopy is a general term used for the instrumental processes by which information about molecular structure is obtained through careful analysis of the absorption, scattering, or emission of electromagnetic radiation by compounds.

Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet-propelled missiles in which forward motion results from reaction to the rearward ejection of matter (usually hot gases) at high velocity.

The now defunct Intersex Society of North America defines "intersex" as a general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn't seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male.

The 2009 Health Needs Assessment report on Cumbria's Gypsy Travellers stated: "Seventy-nine per cent of respondents reported that either they or a family member suffered from depression or 'nerves' [a general term used within the community for anxiety, often reactive to circumstances such as the threat of eviction].

The general term used for language in the Vedic texts is vāk, a word historically related to "voice".

Britain's favourite ski destination, France, leads Europe in the number of ski schools trained in handiski, the general term used in France for specialist equipment for disabled skiers.

One general term used is saṃvedana which translates as "feeling", for example sukha-saṃvedana (feeling of pleasure).

The most general term used for the processes by which genes exert their effects is "gene expression".