spherical shell

collocation in English

meaningsofsphericalandshell

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spherical
adjective
uk
/ˈsfer.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈsfer.ɪ.kəl/
round, like ...
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shell
noun
uk
/ʃel/us
/ʃel/
the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and ...
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(Definition ofsphericalandshellfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The coupling between the rotor dynamics and the externalsphericalshellcauses motion of the sphere.
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These are in turn mounted on thesphericalshellin mutually orthogonal directions.
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We believe that this will accumulate more energy for thesphericalshellthan the distant empty casing.
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We assume a fixed background for conceptual simplicity, construct a largesphericalshellof mass, and set it spinning in that background.
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This resulted in a rigid and very smoothsphericalshell.
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Assume that the particle is a chargedsphericalshellof radius.
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Each distance measurement, regardless of the system being used, places the receiver on asphericalshellat the measured distance from the broadcaster.
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The basic model considered the ball as being asphericalshellwith isotropic material properties.
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In the rest frame of the particle, the point charge can be imagined to be surrounded by asphericalshellwhich is also at rest.
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For smoothbores, the projectile was referred to assphericalshell.
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In the case of a thin-walledsphericalshell, all the force which acts to stretch the rubber is directed tangentially to the surface.
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It can be in the form of asphericalshellor a disk, e.g. an accretion disk.
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The spacetime inside the rotatingsphericalshellwill not be flat.
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A nanoshell is a 100 nanometersphericalshellof metal (often gold) surrounding a core of silicon dioxide atoms.
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