packing density

collocation in English

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packing
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpæk.ɪŋ/us
/ˈpæk.ɪŋ/
the act of putting things into cases, boxes, ...
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density
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈden.sɪ.ti/us
/ˈden.sə.t̬i/
the number of people or things in a place when compared with the size of ...
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The problem with an irregular bead fill is that the permeability and the thermal conductivity are both affected by thepackingdensity.
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The density ratio corresponds well to the rest of the highestpackingdensity(76%) of nanoparticles.
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Characteristics such as protein packing,packingdensityand residue volumes are important criteria in the context of helix-helix interactions, protein stability and function.
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They explain this strong dependence of shrinkage onpackingdensityby means of a 'chain straightening' mechanism.
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Residueresidue potentials with a favorable contact pair term and an unfavorable highpackingdensityterm, for simulation and threading.
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The interpretation of protein structures : total volume, group volume distributions andpackingdensity.
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Thepackingdensityof nano-particles on the substrate surface are found to be close to 30% of the solid density.
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Rhodopsin synthesis andpackingdensity.
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They form stacks of parallel sheets close to the cytoplasmic membrane with a lowpackingdensity.
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This expression shows that localpackingdensitymakes a significant contribution to expected fluctuations of residues.
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The high-frequency cut-off is related to thepackingdensityof the retinal photoreceptor cells: a finer matrix can resolve finer gratings.
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Usually during shipping, the container will be bumped numerous times, which will increase thepackingdensity.
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Voice coils wound with flattened wire, called "ribbon-wire", provide a higherpackingdensityin the magnetic gap than coils with round wire.
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In many cases the highest knownpackingdensityfor a body is achieved by a double lattice.
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The decreased axon size reflects a higherpackingdensityof neurofilaments in this region, which are less heavily phosphorylated and are transported more slowly.
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While retaining the electrical characteristics of the original specification, they have smaller footprints giving a higherpackingdensityon circuit boards and equipment backplanes.
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This number is a measure of the localpackingdensityaround a given residue.
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For a periodic quasicrystal approximant with an 82-tetrahedron unit cell, they obtained apackingdensityas high as 85.03%.
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Due to the stability of the material, it is able to be greatly reduced in size, making thepackingdensitymuch greater.
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