principle of design

collocation in English

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principle
noun
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens ...
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design
noun
uk
/dɪˈzaɪn/
us
/dɪˈzaɪn/
a drawing or set of drawings showing how a building or product is to be made and how it will work ...
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Another importantprincipleofdesignappears where the supporting structure was designed as a separate and independent physical system rather than a movement space.
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There is no simpleprincipleofdesignthat will guarantee these features for a single segment of a pulse, let alone for the entire pulse.
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What is left for us to do is to apply theprincipleofdesignand performance metrics to the more abstract area of autonomous control software.
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This basic and often overlookedprincipleofdesigngives the eye a place to rest, increasing the appeal of a composition through subtle means.
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Thisprincipleofdesignallows a balance in the frame to positive space.
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While the basicprincipleofdesignhas stayed the same over the years, application and use have changed somewhat.
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Theprincipleofdesignis that everything behind the object is curved so that no edges can be seen.
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It is knowledge about general principles of design.
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Consequently, principles of design would also play a role in engineering.
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In prior times, the natural principles of design were at least reasonable objects of speculation.
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Namely, that the world should be arranged in accord with certain principles of design on all scales.
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Moreover, since principles of design are prominent in everyday life, discovering them should be much easier than discovering the physical mechanisms of causal connections.
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Natural science should be able to investigate these natural facts just as well as any other natural facts (after all, anthropologists objectively study the principles of design of long-dead peoples).
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Its purpose is to give students opportunities to gain direct experience with the concepts that make up agroecology, its application, and its principles of design and management.
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First, there is a clear difference between beauty and design and if the universe is designed then there should be natural principles of design which can be investigated.
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Human artifacts that are intentionally wrought to be beautiful do exhibit principles of design and these are matters of objective study (by historians of art, art critics, and aestheticists).
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In their first year, students learnt the basic elements and principles of design and colour theory, and experimented with a range of materials and processes.
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Professional garden designers tend to be trained in principles of design and horticulture, and have a knowledge and experience of using plants.
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Harmonic colors are said to be color coordinated, and work well together in principles of design and art.
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He covers general principles of design and discusses three basic style; the natural, the architectural and the picturesque.
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The students begin with fundamental principles of design in drawing.
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Topics covered include: units of study, principles of design, integration of lessons with event planning, and grading.
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