sharp edge

collocation in English

meaningsofsharpandedge

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sharp
adjective
uk
/ʃɑːp/us
/ʃɑːrp/
having a thin edge or point that can cut something or make a hole ...
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edge
noun
uk
/edʒ/us
/edʒ/
the outer or furthest point ...
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(Definition ofsharpandedgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsharp edge

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Thus, asharpedgeis most favourable for autorotation.
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Thesharpedgeof the nozzle makes the electric field highest at the cathode.
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The postero-lateral and posterior margins of the carapace are thin, forming asharpedge.
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What matters to him is an understanding of the mentality of the people at thesharpedgeof government.
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That statement shows thesharpedgeof the policy's effect.
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When this is accomplished, the field becomes smooth and, for non-zero trailing edge angle, a stagnation point occurs at thesharpedge.
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That is thesharpedgeof a very thick wedge indeed.
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But that is asharpedgethat time and necessity can blunt with surprising speed.
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I, too, have felt thesharpedgeof your tongue, for far less serious acts.
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The front part has asharpedge.
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It has asharpedgeand a low central peak.
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However, we should be aware that nearly all those rules and regulations have taken thesharpedgeoff competitive farming.
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It will provide asharpedgeto their efforts to isolate and to stamp out this form of violence.
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That may endanger the children, for when they paddle they may step on thesharpedgeof a tin can.
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The difference between the right-hand sides of (2.14) and (2.16) is associated with separation a t inflow with thesharpedgeand smooth flow with the round edge.
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The situation simulated was one where tsetse were eradicated up to asharpedge, but began to re-invade the cleared area immediately after the end of the control programme.
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I offer it as evidence that we are doing what lies within our power to see that thesharpedgeof hardship is avoided.
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One end has been beveled to asharpedge, the other, broken off and smoothed.
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This bevel is subsequently refined by honing until a satisfactorilysharpedgeis created.
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The hand saw is a bit like a tenon saw, but with one flat,sharpedge.
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The inner wall has slumped around much of the perimeter, producing asharpedge.
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