perfect sphere

collocation in English

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perfect
adjective
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/ˈpɜː.fekt/us
/ˈpɝː.fekt/
complete and correct in every way, of the best possible type or ...
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sphere
noun[C]
uk
/sfɪər/us
/sfɪr/
an object shaped like a ...
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(Definition ofperfectandspherefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The second equality neglects the slight departure of from being aperfectsphere.
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Only aperfectsphereis identical to itself under every rotation and reflection about its center and, hence, is wholly symmetric.
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An anisotropy of 0 corresponds to aperfectsphere, whereas 1 is an ideal linear diffusion.
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Because the conic section shape describes a portion of aperfectsphereof radiated sound, cones have no phase or amplitude distortion of the wavefront.
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The simplest model is to assume the earth is aperfectsphere.
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Facets, edges and deviations from aperfectsphereall change the magnitude of melting point depression.
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An item of particular interest is a large,perfectspherein the cargo hold.
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Once that exceeds a certain amount, the shape adjusts itself to a shape closer to non-rotating equilibrium: aperfectsphere.
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The lung contains small spherical gas-exchange chambers called alveoli, where a single alveolus can be modeled as being aperfectsphere.
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For light to converge to a perfect point, the wavefront emerging from the optical system must be aperfectspherecentered on the image point.
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More closely refining the shape toward aperfectspherewill make the mass supercritical.
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A droplet of water makes contact with the surface of this film and forms an almostperfectspherewith a contact angle of 178.
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The artifact is a large, dimly glowing energy field shaped in aperfectspherewith a diameter of 3.2 light-seconds.
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If thatperfectspherewere then covered in water, the water would not be the same height everywhere.
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Gravity tends to contract a celestial body into aperfectsphere, the shape for which all the mass is as close to the center of gravity as possible.
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Each grain of sand is aperfectsphere, for this reason the beach is heavily protected by the government to prevent any sand being removed from the beach.
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Abraham developed his theory of the electron in 1902, in which he hypothesized that the electron was aperfectspherewith a charge divided evenly around its surface.
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The modal size is in the 60-90 micrometre range, and the shapes are almost perfect spheres.
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Shapes range from perfect spheres to a variety of twisted, elongate droplets with smooth, fluidal surfaces.
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