linear measurement

collocation in English

meaningsoflinearandmeasurement

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linear
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪn.i.ər/us
/ˈlɪn.i.ɚ/
consisting of relating to lines ...
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measurement
noun
uk
/ˈmeʒ.ə.mənt/us
/ˈmeʒ.ɚ.mənt/
the act or process ...
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(Definition oflinearandmeasurementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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When he says "larger" he may be thinking of total area, but what about the maximumlinearmeasurementfrom edge to edge?
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It is used to measure around a solid body, e.g., a person's waist measurement, as well aslinearmeasurement, e.g., inside leg.
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This is determined, not bylinearmeasurementbut by determining the sequence of their deposition - which arrived before the other.
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This distance may be measured either in units oflinearmeasurementor in characters or other bits of data.
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A set of linear measurements were taken in all hearts with a millimeter ruler and compass.
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The thickness is referred to either as thin or thick and is commonly assessed as alinearmeasurement of the enamel on worn or naturally fractured teeth.
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In principle, anylinearmeasurementof a quantum mechanical observable of a system under study that does not commute with itself at different times leads to such limits.
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We used three linear measurements in order to estimate body or thorax volume: total body (or thorax) length, width and depth.
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He is solely concerned with taking physical and linear measurements.
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It provides for certain additional metric linear measurements and metric weights, and also for metric cubic measures for which there had been no previous provision.
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It is impracticable to give linear measurements.
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Craniometric characters represent size-adjusted linear measurements between standard cranial landmarks.
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Among standard linear measurements, the wing chord is 51.5-69cm in, the tail is 23-37cm in long, and the tarsus is 8to11cm in.
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Going on median reported linear measurements (since body mass is unknown), this is the largest bodied subspecies on average.
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In scientific and engineering terminology, a device to measure linear distance and create proportional linear measurements is called a scale.
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The standard linear measurements of peregrines are: the wing chord measures 26.5-39cm in, the tail measures 13-19cm in and the tarsus measures 4.5to5.6cm in.
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Among standard linear measurements, the wing chord is 29-34.3cm in, the tail is 8.8-13cm in, the bill is 7.3-9.2cm in and the tarsus is 11.7-14.7cm in.
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This corresponds to a well stacked woodpile 4ftcm 0 high, convert long, and 4ft cm deep; or any other arrangement of linear measurements that yields the same volume.
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