precise shape

collocation in English

meaningsofpreciseandshape

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precise
adjective
uk
/prɪˈsaɪs/us
/prəˈsaɪs/
exact ...
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shape
noun
uk
/ʃeɪp/us
/ʃeɪp/
the particular physical form or appearance ...
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(Definition ofpreciseandshapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That is, thepreciseshapeof grievance legal moralism depends on the arguments for the moral entitlement thesis.
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Thepreciseshapeof m(r) and the precise distance to the optimum travelled are of little significance, as long as the latter is reasonably large.
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He found a morepreciseshapeof the shock and with this he solved the system of equations again and refined the shock shape still further.
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One that remains the subject of discussion with colleagues is thepreciseshapeof the transitional arrangements.
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Thepreciseshapeof the new scheme remains to be determined.
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No one can ever see thepreciseshapeof events.
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That question is avowedly unanswered in the document, which sets out the need for a regulator and invites opinions on thepreciseshapethat the regulator should take.
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It is also not possible to illustrate the effects of making benefits reckonable for tax because thepreciseshapeof the arrangements for taxing benefits is not yet known.
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I am still considering thepreciseshapethat this reorganisation should take, in the fight of reactions to the two consultative documents issued by my predecessor.
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If they had some local government powers, the unitary authorities would be a second tier and thepreciseshape, size and function of these authorities would have to be reconsidered.
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Thepreciseshapeof the arrangement depends on the viewer, it has been described as a rectangle, a horseshoe, an oval and a pointed ellipse.
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In other cases thepreciseshapeor timing of a pulse is important.
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Thepreciseshapeof the object was used to infer whether a noun was the same but the position of the object was irrelevant.
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Explanations of details such as water to land ratios, thepreciseshapeof continents and their sizes continue to be developed.
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As late as the early 20th century, manufacturing often involved filing parts topreciseshapeand size.
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Those words, which can refer to many different things, do not indicate thepreciseshapeof the structure.
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Glass flasks, stoppers, valves, funnels, and tubing are often connected together by ground glass joints, matching pairs of conical or spherical surfaces that have been ground to apreciseshape.
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Thepreciseshapeof the dip is directly related to power spectrum of the single-photon wave packet, and is therefore determined by the physical process of the source.
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