horizontal component

collocation in English

meaningsofhorizontalandcomponent

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horizontal
adjective
uk
/ˌhɒr.ɪˈzɒn.təl/us
/ˌhɔːr.ɪˈzɑːn.t̬əl/
parallel to the ground or to the bottom or top edge ...
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component
noun[C]
uk
/kəmˈpəʊ.nənt/us
/kəmˈpoʊ.nənt/
a part that combines with other parts to form ...
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(Definition ofhorizontalandcomponentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhorizontal component

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The total contribution of block rotation to thehorizontalcomponentof deformation is less than 5 %, and is therefore negligible.
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Comparatively, responses to a horizontal grating moving upward showed nohorizontalcomponent.
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Latency of thehorizontalcomponentwas not affected by the indentation.
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From left to right, eye position traces of saccadic responses, time course of thehorizontalcomponent, and time course of the vertical component.
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The total normal force remains largely positive while thehorizontalcomponentkeeps small values compared to the normal one, and changes its direction of action at midswing.
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Lateral strain in the rubber sheet is caused by thehorizontalcomponentof the applied force and it makes the contact area with the conical feelers move horizontally.
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The horizontal displacement of the contact area is proportional to thehorizontalcomponentof the applied force, and is calculated as a centroid of the gray-scale value.
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Thehorizontalcomponentof normal force is what contributes to the centripetal force.
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Thehorizontalcomponentis defined by pixels (or samples), and is known as a video line.
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Notice that the rightward (relative to the direction of travel)horizontalcomponentleads the vertical component by one quarter of a wavelength.
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Notice how the rightwardhorizontalcomponentis now one quarter of a wavelength behind the vertical component.
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Thehorizontalcomponentwould be alleviated by either sliding recoil or rail clamps, guys or struts to secure the mount in place.
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The pressure gradient often has a small but criticalhorizontalcomponent, which is largely responsible for the wind circulation.
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This force is thehorizontalcomponentof the vehicle's normal force.
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This allowed it to measure torsion in two dimensions, and in turn, the localhorizontalcomponentof "g".
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The vertical component of the brightness temperature shows a greater spread in constant salinity curves than thehorizontalcomponent.
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The vertical component and its corresponding plane are illustrated in blue while thehorizontalcomponent and its corresponding plane are illustrated in green.
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Thishorizontalcomponentof lift is enough to overcome drag and allows the glider to accelerate forward.
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