Collocations withsignature
These are words often used in combination withsignature.
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acoustic signature
It may be due to the fact that the acoustic signature of the sounds may be more perceptually prominent to infants.
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chemical signature
There could be a further function for a quantitative deficiency in the chemical signature in this social parasite.
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genetic signature
In this case, a cultural practice has left a measurable genetic signature, in the form of a different allele frequency.
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heat signature
The heat signature of any tank which started its engine made an easy target.
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infrared signature
Further reduction in infrared signature includes special paint and active cooling of leading edges to deal with the heat buildup encountered during supersonic flight.
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isotopic signature
Even dramatic shifts in water level may not have altered the isotopic signature of the lake appreciably.
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magnetic signature
In order to remove the magnetic signature, which is acquired by all steel-hulled vessels, submarines are required to undergo periodic treatments.
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radar signature
However, they are so constructed that their radar signature is only a fraction of that of the present generation of aircraft.
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signature dish
Rabbit is a signature dish of the region.
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signature feature
The signature feature of the species is its huge, bulbous bill, which is straw-coloured with erratic greyish markings.
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signature item
Rules 2, 3 and 4 exchange a sharing constraint with the preceding signature item if this item does not define any type involved in the constraint.
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signature line
An ongoing joke in the series is the appearance of a one-eyed thumb, who appears in each filmette to give his signature line of eh-hoo.
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signature move
The other vehicles in this category can all ram, but do most damage when they use their signature move.
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signature song
It is often considered to be their signature song.
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signature style
Kopiez (1994) suggests that there are perceivable and quantifiable differences in the use of agogics by different performers, and that these are part of the artist's signature style.
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spectral signature
Thus, we searched for the spectral signature associated with red light absorption by chlorophyll.
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