front edge

collocation in English

meaningsoffrontandedge

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front
adjective[before noun]
uk
/frʌnt/us
/frʌnt/
in or at the front ...
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edge
noun
uk
/edʒ/us
/edʒ/
the outer or furthest point ...
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(Definition offrontandedgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffront edge

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After the base rotates about 15 degrees over thefrontedge, the load is dropped.
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Small dots only consist of afrontedgeand a back edge, without a middle part.
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After the base rotates about 8 degrees (clockwise) over thefrontedge, the implement retracts back to regain the stability.
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Both simulation and experimental results show an a-symmetry: the back edge sharpness is better than thefrontedgesharpness.
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After the base rotates about 6 degrees over thefrontedge, the end-effector retracts back to regain the stability.
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Behind the slower one the steady state prevails and ahead of the faster the fluid does not know the plate has afrontedge.
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Most surgeons repair the lip and often the alveolar area andfrontedgeof the hard palate between 3 and 6 months.
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Big dots consist of afrontedge, a middle part where the toner coverage is maximal and stable, and a back edge.
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Primary electrons emitted from the triple junction of the cathode stalk move toward the cathode during thefrontedgeof the main pulse.
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The image of thefrontedgeof the parallelogram is not horizontal because in perspective the farther corner of the edge is projected down towards eye-height.
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Thefrontedge, the beginning of a pixel, and the back edge, the end of a pixel, are not perfect, but have a certain edge sharpness.
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It is due to the laser pulse (its total length, the shape of thefrontedge, its background, the contrast, the radial homogeneity) as well as plasma (density, temperature) properties.
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The intense pulse interaction with pre-plasma produced by thefrontedgemay be a source of various non-linear processes, supporting the extreme characteristics of the produced ions.
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During the equalization of the pressures behind the reflected and diffracted shock waves, a vortex is formed as the flow separates around thefrontedgeof the gauge holder.
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Thefrontedgeusually has a wide black band.
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The pectoral fin spine is serrated on thefrontedge.
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The wings have a dark pattern on theirfrontedge.
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Our future will depend on our industries being not only at thefrontedgeof technology, but competitive in international markets.
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It incorporates many technical advances—vibration suppression probably being the most recent of them—representing thefrontedgeof world aerospace technology.
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The hindwings are grey with a brown tinge along thefrontedge.
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When in the young state, the fissure extends as far as thefrontedge.
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The wings are green with a turquoisefrontedgeand the back is also green.
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The first saddle is curved forward, with itsfrontedgeintersecting each eye.
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