physical boundary
collocation in Englishmeaningsofphysicalandboundary
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physical
adjective
uk/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
relating to ...
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boundary
noun[C]
uk/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/us/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/
a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit ...
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(Definition ofphysicalandboundaryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We think intuitively of body as something solid-aphysicalboundarywith an autonomous inside and other agents and processes not controlled by the agent outside.
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Generally, an individual product can be bounded as a system by itsphysicalboundary, although cer tain exceptions apply.
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The park has aphysicalboundaryfence, but no sonic boundary, and so the space extends beyond the fence in your imagination.
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Distinct from the concept ofphysicalboundary, the ability to move is also important.
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It is observed in many products that there are flows, usually the flow going into the primary function, which interacts with thephysicalboundaryof the products.
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We suggest for the sink flow that the daughter singularities must remain further from the image of thephysicalboundarythan the zero of the original zero-surface-tension map.
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There will be nophysicalboundaryto enterprise zones.
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Equally, a substantial area of non-access land could be included for exactly the same reason; that is, that the best and most logicalphysicalboundaryis a considerable distance away.
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Contiguous properties are encircled with a congregation'sphysicalboundary.
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The absence of aphysicalboundaryand lack of proper demarcation leaves small fishing boats and trawlers susceptible to illegally crossing territorial waters.
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Most violations occur due to the absence of aphysicalboundaryand lack of navigational tools for small fishermen.
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A router constitutes the logical orphysicalboundarybetween the subnets.
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These two sub-groups can be identified in the accompanying image of the rat, but it can also be seen that there is no clearphysicalboundarybetween them.
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They create a temperature driving force by passing fluid streams of different temperatures parallel to each other, separated by aphysicalboundaryin the form of a pipe.
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Dependence on a "national beverage" produced outside the bounds of empire raised anxieties about ingestion and fears of permeable cultural, political, and physical boundaries.
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It does this both within its physical boundaries proper and at a distance.
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Physical boundaries like the skin are not absolute boundaries, since we interact at many levels with our environment.
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We are particularly interested in the mechanisms by which 'more obvious' physical boundaries, which characterize islands, help determine a country's implicit or explicit social choices.
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It does not have thickness or width and usually, but not always, falls somewhere in or along aphysicalboundaryfeature such as a wall, fence or hedge.
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Among them, the segregation of environments by physical boundaries is the most obvious and probably the most efficient in terms of ease of control.
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