lateral motion
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflateralandmotion
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lateral
adjective
uk/ˈlæt.ər.əl/us/ˈlæt̬.ɚ.əl/
biology,medicalformalorspecialized
relating to the sides of an object or plant or to ...
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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 oflateralandmotionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoflateral motion
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Glancing is different from oblique impact in that here the target is inlateralmotionrelative to the projectile (at speeds that may be comparable).
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The software also maps the stick-slip-slide friction model mentioned above to the servomotor forlateralmotion.
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Three actuators provide gross/fine opening and closing of the tips pluslateralmotion.
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The figure illustrates that the body changes the direction oflateralmotiononce during the single support phase.
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This wipes out the whole potential advantage of carangiform motion, namely its confinement oflateralmotionto a short posterior portion.
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The software maps the sampled encoder readings forlateralmotionto the string velocity parameter of the bowed-string physical model.
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At the same time, they are also subjected to shear stresses arising from theirlateralmotion, and must obey boundary conditions.
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It is found that the relativelateralmotionof the target causes a decrease in the rate of penetration (in comparison t o normal impact).
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The fingers are apparently disturbed by the convection only close to their ends, where there is somelateralmotionproduced by the irregular shear flow.
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The resulting expressions (2a) and (20) show that thelateralmotionof the target reduces the rate of penetration.
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One actuator is associated with the body to translate a balance weight in thelateralmotion.
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At the maximal rotation angle of 148, the maximal velocities of thelateralmotionof the display were 1.32, 0.867, and 0.434 m0s.
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Lateralmotionwas defined as any change in direction from a previous position, and could occur in any plane.
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The fluid membrane state is present when the membrane phospholipids are free to flex and rotate and the phospholipids molecules can undergolateralmotion.
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The output of the bowed-string physical model is also mapped to the servomotor forlateralmotion, providing a haptic feedback of vibration that relates directly to the sound synthesis.
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Body movement was monitored for both frequency and amplitude oflateralmotionof the anterior portion of the worm.
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Additionally, anti-gallop devices may be mounted to the line to convert thelateralmotionto a less damaging twisting one.
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The difference in the relative motions of the two plates is manifest in the leftlateralmotionalong the fault.
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