geometrical shape

collocation in English

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geometric
adjective
uk
/ˌdʒiː.əˈmet.rɪk/us
/ˌdʒiː.əˈmet.rɪk/
A geometric pattern or arrangement is made up of shapes such as squares, triangles, ...
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shape
noun
uk
/ʃeɪp/us
/ʃeɪp/
the particular physical form or appearance ...
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(Definition ofgeometricandshapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Basically, we believe that the material of the baffle is of limited importance as long as the baffle itself has the appropriategeometricalshape.
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The tread pattern is characterized by thegeometricalshapeof the grooves, lugs, voids and sipes.
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It depicts ageometricalshaperesembling a grill with a size of 30x40 cm, painted by coal on the cave wall.
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Geometricalshapepervaded the light flash, the image breaks down tiny crystals.
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There is a separate class of charges called sub-ordinaries which are of ageometricalshapesubordinate to the ordinary.
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Due to thegeometricalshapeof the fenders it can deflect more and it can absorb more energy from any direction.
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The second problem is solved through ageometricalshapeanalysis.
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Thegeometricalshapeof the mold cavity has direct effect on progressive and directional solidification.
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It is seen that deviation from sinusoidality in the geometrical shapes has interesting influence on the overall growth rate.
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During a performance, the participants start entering slowly into the stage or arena with some distinctive movements and stand making a circle or othergeometricalshape.
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The communicative compositions are systemically related with impulsive color surroundings, the artistic application of his works are also characterized by strong vibrant colorization and rawgeometricalshapecomposition or structuring.
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These brush units have geometrical shapes corresponding to the potential robot body module shapes achievable by deflecting the flexible steel hoop.
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The composer should decide the types of geometrical shapes and the configuration of the loudspeakers in the very early stages of the composition process.
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The traditionalgeometricalshapeis that of a triangular prism with a triangular base and rectangular sides, and in colloquial use prism usually refers to this type.
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Another classification uses thegeometricalshapeof their capsid (often a helix or an icosahedron) or the virus's structure (e.g. presence or absence of a lipid envelope).
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Sounds formed in various geometrical shapes exist in a perpetual state of growth.
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The areas comprised by these geometrical shapes represent the feasible capabilities in their corresponding spaces.
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Pyrodyne designed the flow line of the engines, thegeometricalshapeof the engine's air inlet, combustors, fuel nozzles and injectors.
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He introduced perfect geometrical shapes, evolutionary archetypes, the first organisms on earth, from which all other forms of life gradually emerged.
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She cannot, for example, distinguish horizontal from vertical lines or tell if two simple geometrical shapes are the same or different.
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