maximum displacement
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmaximumanddisplacement
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maximum
adjective
uk/ˈmæk.sɪ.məm/us/ˈmæk.sə.məm/
being the largest amount or number allowed ...
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displacement
noun[U]
uk/dɪˈspleɪs.mənt/us/dɪˈspleɪs.mənt/
the situation in which people are forced to leave the place where they ...
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(Definition ofmaximumanddisplacementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Themaximumdisplacementof the sun from the ecliptic will be at 90 and 270 of mean motion.
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Good results are obtained by choosing to be one less than themaximumdisplacementof the lower interface.
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If a saccade had a looping trajectory, themaximumdisplacementwas taken as the measure of its amplitude rather than the final position.
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Themaximumdisplacementobserved was 14 mm anteriorly.
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Themaximumdisplacementmethod could have provided an upper bound for the mean rate of spread if all rabbits that became infected had been observed.
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This suggests that when discrete vortices are shed, they may not appear at themaximumdisplacementpositions of the trailing edge but could form later as the aerofoil moves inwards.
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This facilitated themaximumdisplacementof moths towards the south during these 'return' migrations.
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Implicit in the use of linear measures of spread (equivalent to ourmaximumdisplacement) is the assumption that dispersal is isotropic.
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If this disturbance remains the dominant one when the amplitude has become large, the edges will have theirmaximumdisplacementat one wall and their minimum at the other.
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Stimuli were varied by the adaptive staircase procedure and threshold for themaximumdisplacementfor which observers correctly perceived the direction of motion was averaged over the last six reversals.
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The draught of the icebreaker atmaximumdisplacement, 900 tons, was 5.1mft 2 on even keel.
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These ships have amaximumdisplacementof 7,940 t.
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At some points, these will be in phase, and will produce amaximumdisplacement.
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With the new 1200 ccmaximumdisplacementfor two-cylinders granted, the extra engine modifications allowed two-cylinder machines were surrendered.
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Approximately 70 ships with amaximumdisplacementof 1,000 tonnes pass through the lift daily.
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The estimated source parameters for the earthquake are 65 km length, 30 km width with amaximumdisplacementof 3 m.
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Maximumdisplacementwas found in the right breast during the unsupported condition at 15 km/h, this showed an overall displacement of 15.8 cm.
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She was 216.6ft m long, had amaximumdisplacementof 2,150 tons, and had diesel-electric propulsion.
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These modifications brought themaximumdisplacementup to 35,970 tons.
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