frontal area

collocation in English

meaningsoffrontalandarea

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frontal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈfrʌn.təl/us
/ˈfrʌn.t̬əl/
relating to the front ...
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area
noun
uk
/ˈeə.ri.ə/us
/ˈer.i.ə/
a particular part of a place, piece of land, ...
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(Definition offrontalandareafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Frontalareashort, occupying less than half of cranidial height (excluding occipital spine) in anterior view.
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Evidence for this theory is derived from the function of the inferiorfrontalareain monkey and man.
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Frontalareasteeply downsloping, partially to completely overhung by glabella.
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On frontal glabellar lobe andfrontalarea, ridges finely woven to produce reticulate sculpture.
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The ears are sunken in the center with thefrontalareaopen.
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The ears are realistically portrayed, down to the small projection of cartilage (the "tragus") in the center of thefrontalarea.
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Hitherto the water-cooled engine has had the advantage of presenting a smallerfrontalarea, enabling a more efficient design of fuselage to be constructed.
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Thrust per square foot offrontalareahas increased six-fold, and service life between overhauls has increased three-fold.
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These heavenly ships have large golden dragonheads atop thefrontalarea, while cannon holes are placed on each side of the ship.
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Carbon emissions are reduced as a function of low weight and a smallfrontalarea.
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The car is extremely aerodynamic, with a drag coefficient of 0.1 and afrontalareaof 0.76 square metres.
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The dorsal fin has eight rays, the first two of which are spiny, the second being longer than the one closer to thefrontalarea.
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Originally the fairings were cowlings put around the front of the bike, increasing itsfrontalarea.
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The airflow over the fuselage is at a sideways angle, increasing the relativefrontalarea, which increases drag.
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Both effects together, velocity andfrontalarea, yield a thrust-to-drag ratio of 8 for the legs.
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For automobiles and many other objects, the reference area is the projectedfrontalareaof the vehicle.
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Firstly, such a configuration enabled thefrontalareaof the airframe to be reduced and therefore reduced drag.
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Thefrontalareaof the car was redesigned to reveal the raw crash structures.
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This decision led to a change in the disposition of the engine accessories to reduce thefrontalareaof the engine as much as possible.
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