horizontal motion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhorizontalandmotion
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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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motion
noun
uk/ˈməʊ.ʃən/us/ˈmoʊ.ʃən/
the act or process of moving, or a particular action ...
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(Definition ofhorizontalandmotionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofhorizontal motion
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The north-south migration of the water near the surface is likely to take place via the atmosphere rather than byhorizontalmotionwithin the soil.
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After 1.1 sec, the curve shows the force response that thehorizontalmotionis completed and the leg is in support phase.
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However,horizontalmotionat the water surface is probably suppressed by surface contamination when the underlying circulation is weak.
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He also discussed the vertical andhorizontalmotioncontrol problem88 of a one-legged hopper.
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The angle related to the thighhorizontalmotionchanges from -20° to about 20° thus the range is equal to 40°.
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If the link moves on a horizontal plane, it is calledhorizontalmotion.
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This is referred to ashorizontalmotion.
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Galileo hit on the phenomenon of a uniformhorizontalmotionwhen he investigated the force of a body moving down differently inclined planes.
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But even without such a generalization the concept of neutral,horizontalmotionthat is neither natural nor forced paves the way to the law of fall.
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Velocity control and position control methods were proposed forhorizontalmotioncontrol during the stance phase.
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One arbiter is responsible for setting the desired depth of the vehicle while the other sets the desired yaw and forward offset to achievehorizontalmotion.
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Toward the end of 1608 he confirmed by ingenious and precise experiments an idea he had long held: thathorizontalmotionwould continue uniformly in the absence of external resistance.
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It is that reduced damping that might explain the large fraction of kinetic energy stored in thehorizontalmotion, in the vertical vorticity field, to be precise.
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If the observer turns, the optic flow field changes markedly because each object's image now has a component ofhorizontalmotionadded to its "optic flow" motion.
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In fact, itshorizontalmotionwas induced by wind more than by the pilot's controls.
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Inertia is seen when a bowling ball is pushed horizontally on a level, smooth surface, and continues inhorizontalmotion.
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Sensations ofhorizontalmotionare created using a combination of vertical carriage movement and then turning image on the screen.
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Like the atmosphere, the ocean is far wider than it is deep, and hencehorizontalmotionis in general much faster than vertical motion.
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