special feature

collocation in English

meaningsofspecialandfeature

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special
adjective
uk
/ˈspeʃ.əl/
us
/ˈspeʃ.əl/
not ordinary ...
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feature
noun
uk
/ˈfiː.tʃər/
us
/ˈfiː.tʃɚ/
a typical quality or an important part ...
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(Definition ofspecialandfeaturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspecial feature

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Onespecialfeatureis for students to explore nontraditional sounds and sound combinations.
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Aspecialfeatureof this transducer is that the output is free from any noise induced from commutator friction.
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In addition, we introduce aspecialfeature, survival rate, into the formulation.
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We can imagine an altered case, which lacks thatspecialfeature.
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It is the nature of mathematical proof that provides thespecialfeatureof a mathematician's work, and upon which so many others then rely.
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This is aspecialfeatureof iodine laser amplifiers that produce a stronger amplification in the off-axis region.
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Aspecialfeatureof this parallel manipulator is the arrangement of co-axial actuators which allows unlimited rotation about any axis inside a cone-shaped workspace.
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Thespecialfeatureof this edition concentrates on robotics in packaging and the food and pharmaceutical industries.
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Aspecialfeatureof this little volume is the large number of attractive and very informative illustrations, and there is a brief up-to-date bibliography.
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We use thisspecialfeatureof the growth-optimal bound to characterize the plausibility of these models as explanations of the various asset market puzzles.
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Aspecialfeatureof evolving biological systems is their capability for self-organization.
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Neurotrophin signaling is the topic of two papers in thisspecialfeaturesection, in the context of synaptogenesis and neurogenesis.
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They suggested that aspecialfeatureof aggravation should be present, such as the nature and the circumstances of the order.
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Thespecialfeatureis the fact that people have a sense of ownership in the community.
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The third point which one should make as aspecialfeatureof the difficulties of public transport is simply the old problem of road-rail economics.
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Thespecialfeatureof the shipbuilding industry is its international nature.
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It will also be available—this is aspecialfeature—to help towards the costs of putting these old houses in decent order.
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The secondspecialfeatureallows the owner to propose, after 25 years, that a whole site should be returned to him for redevelopment.
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They no longer strike me as being in any way startling or unusual, or as having somespecialfeature.
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