overall shape
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoverallandshape
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overall
adverb[before noun]
adjective
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈrɔːl/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑːl/
in general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group ...
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shape
noun
uk/ʃeɪp/us/ʃeɪp/
the particular physical form or appearance ...
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(Definition ofoverallandshapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The nature of the visual/perceptual impairment may also be important if the role of parts versusoverallshapediffers across categories (see above).
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Uncertainty sampling considers theoverallshapeof a distribution to determine how confident a model is for a given example.
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Theoretical scattering curves that were scored as similar tended to fit bothoverallshapeand secondary structural features.
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During the design phase, the architectural elements are used as a guidance on theoverallshapeof the system.
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The player has control of theoverallshapeof a phrase, but the details of modulation are ever fluid.
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The preferred direction is determined by selective inputs that are not reflected in theoverallshapeof the cell.
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Theoverallshapeof these long-term sonograms is also found at smaller time scales.
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Figure 7 shows that theoverallshapeof the growth function for closed-class words is also somewhat different in these two languages.
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The house is also evaluated on the compactness of theoverallshape.
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The continuous line shows theoverallshapeof the distribution.
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The position of negative flake scars indicatesoverallshapewas probably intentional.
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The computer flatmount has a rounderoverallshape.
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In this case, theoverallshapecould be reconstructed even when fourfold symmetry was not explicitly enforced.
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Paradoxically, it is tolerant of other factors (such as fewer fingers), as long as theoverallshapeis maintained.
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The result of shape matching of each of the corresponding nodes is accumulated to give a measure of theoverallshapesimilarity between layouts.
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Theoverallshapeof the eye becomes more ellipsoidal and flatter in adult lungfish.
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The use of similarity heuristics, whether in terms of particular features oroverallshape, is learned.
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The proposed technique considers theoverallshapeof the object and narrows the search down to a single initial approach of the palm.
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Both varieties of biface can have reflectional symmetry, and it is primarily this symmetry that produces theoverallshape.
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