high velocity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhighandvelocity
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high
adjective
uk/haɪ/us/haɪ/
(especially of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top ...
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velocity
noun[C or U]
uk/vəˈlɒs.ə.ti/us/vəˈlɑː.sə.t̬i/
the speed at which an object ...
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On the other hand,highvelocityin the atmosphere leads to unacceptable drag losses.
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Highvelocityjets or streams frequently followed curved paths, deflected by deformations of the aortic wall.
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The molten metal now has ahighvelocityand it can escape from the hole.
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In fact, an actuator cannot produce simultaneously high torque andhighvelocity.
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Thehighvelocitysystolic pulmonary arterial flow represents the ventricular contraction (v).
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Limiting conditions for jet formation inhighvelocitycollisions.
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The stricture causes ahighvelocity, which, interestingly, often pulsates.
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Apart from depth differences the nature ofhighvelocitylayer is intriguing.
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Thehighvelocityof the plasma streams implies low collisionallity and long ion mean free paths.
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These electrons are accelerated to ahighvelocityand then leave the cluster.
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The prominent feature is the region ofhighvelocitybehind the shock wave.
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After about a 1-min boost tohighvelocity, the laser is turned off for over 2 min while the flyer coasts up to near-final altitude.
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In most of these studies, the head was moved by a step stimulation of relativelyhighvelocitythat triggered fast phases of vestibular and cervical origin.
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In this concept, the ignition is induced by the collision ofhighvelocitymatter accelerated inside a conical guide.
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All showed features suggestive of coronary arterial fistulas as evidenced by abnormal flow athighvelocityinto the recipient chamber or vessel.
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For a sufficientlyhighvelocity, the torque and work required to produce a motion increase with the advance velocity.
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