steel needle

collocation in English

meaningsofsteelandneedle

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steel
noun[U]
uk
/stiːl/us
/stiːl/
a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles ...
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needle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈniː.dəl/us
/ˈniː.dəl/
a thin metal pin, used in sewing, that is pointed at one end and has a hole called an eye at the other end ...
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(Definition ofsteelandneedlefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A spark gap is formed between one wall of the test section and the point of asteelneedle, introduced through the opposite wall.
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Asteelneedleplaced subcutaneously in the outer ear served as ground.
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Cathode 3 was made from asteelneedleexceeding the end of the metallic rod by 8 mm.
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But a police officer who examined it found that it was actually a cover for a six-inchsteelneedlesharpened to razor point.
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An alternative and more cost-effective method to control flow would be via stainless steel or carbonsteelneedlevalves.
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In the first few silent tracks this abrasion hones thesteelneedleto a profile that tracks the grooves properly.
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Decorations are made from the glass slurry i.e. crushed glass mixed with a binder and applied with a pointed tool, usually asteelneedle.
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He was allegedly instructed by voices to eat asteelneedlewhich was to be surgically removed.
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Typically, a newsteelneedleis required for every record played on an old acoustic phonograph.
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The hollowsteelneedleacted as one end of the circuit and the tip of the insulated wire the other end.
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The cannula surrounds asteelneedlesimilar to that found on a hypodermic syringe.
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This central section is supported by asteelneedlewith a concrete core, about 34 m high.
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A few pump users prefer an infusion set with asteelneedleinstead of a cannula.
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Decorations are made from the glass slurry i.e. crushed glass mixed with a binder, and applied with a pointed tool, usually asteelneedle.
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At 14 days post-exposure metacercarial cysts were obtained by dissecting hosts using fine steel needles.
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The chorions of ascidian eggs were removed manually with steel needles and the nude cells placed on glass slides for recording.
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When recordings in one hemisphere were finished, stainless steel needles were introduced into the brain centered in the craniotomies and parallel to the electrode penetrations.
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The probe prongs were made of stainless steel needles mounted in a cylindrical ceramic plug, which itself was held rigidly by a stainless steel probe holder.
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These are small steel needles which are used in automatic knitting, and the thread is held in them by a hinged latch.
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