lighter weight
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflighterandweight
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lighter
noun[C]
uk/ˈlaɪ.tər/us/ˈlaɪ.t̬ɚ/
a small device for providing a flame for a ...
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weight
noun
uk/weɪt/us/weɪt/
the amount that something or ...
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(Definition oflighterandweightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thus, a conventional industrial robot does not achieve the objective of thelighterweightrequirement of the flexible manipulator.
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In short, explicit continuations are ugly, heavyweight and powerful, while multi-return function call is clearer, simpler,lighterweight, and less powerful.
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More recently, fashion changes have greatly affected the output of the industry, since nowadays so many people prefer to wear clothes oflighterweight.
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The higher rate will be for the younger orlighterweightwell-fleshed steers and heifers, for which there is now the greatest demand.
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Alighterweightdoes not necessarily mean that the vehicle is safer.
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This is particularly true of the electric locomotive because of the muchlighterweightof its power unit for a given horsepower.
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In so far as the heavier type of clothing may not be available, training can be given inlighterweightsuits which are available.
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I presume it would be possible to permit them to carry either a heavier weight or alighterweight.
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For all accidents, again on the mileage basis, the figures are 3·9 for cars, 4·2 for goods vehicles of thelighterweightand three for the heavier weight.
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I believe that it would be a very popular change to havelighterweightcoinage of different shapes, which people could recognise readily and use readily.
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Newlighterweightbucket seats were introduced that lacked much of the lower support of the heavier panned seats.
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