physical limit

collocation in English

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physical
adjective
uk
/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
relating to ...
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limit
noun
uk
/ˈlɪm.ɪt/us
/ˈlɪm.ɪt/
the greatest amount, number, or level of something that is either possible ...
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(Definition ofphysicalandlimitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thephysicallimitis due to the diameter of the laser beam.
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Link 1 speed is about 360° per second when itsphysicallimitis violated.
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When a jointphysicallimitis reached, the robot physically cannot travel to the commanded target frame.
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There is aphysicallimitwhich must be applied.
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There is thephysicallimiton available radio frequencies.
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There is, therefore, also aphysicallimitto the amount of investment which can be done.
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There you have aphysicallimitbeyond which he cannot go; and that problem will emerge in the smallest diocese.
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Even if there were no environmental limit, there would still be aphysicallimiton its capacity.
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But there is aphysicallimitto what we can do with the best will in the world.
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I hope that he will be encouraged because in this instance the financial limits are being replaced by aphysicallimit.
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Some local authorities tend to regard the green belt as expendable rather than accept a policy to put aphysicallimiton development.
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However, a more fundamentalphysicallimitis due to light diffraction.
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Population growth increases till it reaches its upperphysicallimitafter which it declines.
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In some cases there must obviously be aphysicallimit, such as for education, where one is limited by the number of schools and teachers available.
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The book format still imposes aphysicallimit, but many dozens of images of ample size can easily be accommodated.
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Many machines implement control parameters limiting axis motion past a certain limit in addition tophysicallimitswitches.
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The supposed telepathic bond between the two snails was imagined to have nophysicallimit, thus making communication possible over any distance.
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The magnitude of residual stress induced by laser peening approaches thephysicallimitof materials and is capable of extending deep into parts.
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He had been suffering from liver problems and diabetes and lost some 20kg lb in weight, and felt he had reached hisphysicallimit.
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Essentially this approach is needed for nanoscale structure, as the top-down method of miniaturizing device using sophisticated lithography and etching techniques has reached aphysicallimit.
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The problem then reduces to achieving sufficient engineering precision for the instrument to operate close to itsphysicallimit, corresponding to optimum performance and range of capabilities.
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As a fight wears on, physical wellness will eventually fall low enough that when a fighter's consciousness recovers to thephysicallimit, it is still too low to turn green.
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