specified direction

collocation in English

meaningsofspecifyanddirection

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specify
verb[T]
uk
/ˈspes.ɪ.faɪ/us
/ˈspes.ə.faɪ/
to explain or describe something clearly ...
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direction
noun
uk
/daɪˈrek.ʃən/us
/dɪˈrek.ʃən/
the position towards which someone or something moves ...
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(Definition ofspecifyanddirectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The reach itself was initiated once activation reached a certain threshold, sufficient to activate the muscles to move the arm in thespecifieddirection.
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Once the operator is applied, the image is taken in thespecifieddirectionand mode.
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Such support provides body movement along onespecifieddirection.
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The trigger event is usually the input waveform reaching some user-specified threshold voltage (trigger level) in thespecifieddirection(going positive or going negativetrigger polarity).
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It is the "beginning" of motion: an inclination in aspecifieddirection.
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As a receiving antenna, the figure describes how well the antenna converts radio waves arriving from aspecifieddirectioninto electrical power.
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Treatment often required the current to be supplied in onespecifieddirectiononly.
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As a transmitting antenna, the figure describes how well the antenna converts input power into radio waves headed in aspecifieddirection.
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The virtual source is moved along a polyline that connects all the specified directions.
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The ratio compares the antenna gain in aspecifieddirection, "i.e.", azimuth, usually that of maximum gain, to the gain in a direction 180 from the specified azimuth.
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Therefore, the reflected rays of a radiation spectrum incident on a real surface in aspecifieddirection forms an irregular shape that is not easily predictable.
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