rolling motion

collocation in English

meaningsofrollingandmotion

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rolling
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈrəʊ.lɪŋ/us
/ˈroʊ.lɪŋ/
gradual:
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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 ofrollingandmotionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The high degree of wing dihedral producesrollingmotionfrom yaw coupling.
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This produced arollingmotionbecause the wings both had substantial dihedral, through yaw-roll coupling.
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During this time, therollingmotionof the waves had caused many passengers to retire to their cabins due to seasickness.
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Therollingmotionof the waves gathers debris in the water and eventually will form the materials into a ball.
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By taking advantage of thisrollingmotion, swimmers can increase their effectiveness while swimming backstroke.
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Bilge keels were later installed during one of their refits to curb theirrollingmotion.
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This thereby creates a bulging lobe which advances with a slow,rollingmotion.
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When one wing tip stalls it leads to wing drop, a rapidrollingmotion.
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Since this difference is fairly small, the oloid'srollingmotionis relatively smooth.
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The anti-rolling controller is actually a steering controller to stabilize therollingmotionof the torpedo by roll rudders on both sides.
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Keratinocytes, a type of skin cell, migrate with arollingmotionduring the process of wound healing.
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And a new control system (introduced in 1941) stabilized therollingmotionby countersteering both in the air and the water.
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In flight, this produces a stablerollingmotion, as required in a banked turn, because the wings both have dihedral.
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An unusual problem arose with arollingmotionthat was traced to the wheel profile.
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Keratinocytes migrate with arollingmotionduring the process of wound healing.
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At each point during thisrollingmotion, the oloid touches the plane in a line segment.
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This yawing effect produced byrollingmotionis known as adverse yaw.
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They show a characteristicrollingmotionof the head when feeding.
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Rollingmotionchanges the orientation of the aircraft's wings with respect to the downward force of gravity.
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