surface feature
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsurfaceandfeature
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surface
noun
uk/ˈsɜː.fɪs/us/ˈsɝː-/
the outer or top part or layer ...
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feature
noun
uk/ˈfiː.tʃər/us/ˈfiː.tʃɚ/
a typical quality or an important part ...
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(Definition ofsurfaceandfeaturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsurface feature
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There is growing evidence of widespread acceptance of timbre as a primarysurfacefeatureand as a structural device in music across genres.
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The efflorescence is just asurfacefeatureformed by evaporation of the water seeping out from the rock pores by capillarity.
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Another distinguishingsurfacefeatureis the presence of numerous spines covering all parts of the body's surface.
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The principle can only come into play when asurfacefeatureis the correspondent of more than one input feature.
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It is not clear that this kind of "surfacefeature" priming requires binding at all, as none of the usual conditions for episodic binding apply (who, what, where, and when).
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Its trailing hemisphere, meanwhile, contains an unusual and distinctivesurfacefeature: a network of bright ice cliffs.
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Any topography element that looks like a hill or a pit in wide sense may be taken as asurfacefeature.
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The diameter of thissurfacefeatureis 150.0km mi.
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Areas of the game world set on thesurfacefeaturethe witch flying on a broom stick, while underground segments require the witch to run and jump in caverns.
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The dorsal side of the body exhibits similar surface features, but the spines and papillae appear less numerous and are smaller.
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This method measures opacity variations caused by voids and surface features.
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The limb of the leaves appears to have been fleshy, and compression of the tissue has tended to mask any surface features.
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Their function will be to search for resources such as water or ice or to take photographs of surface features.
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The surface features of a case are those that are provided as part of its description and are typically represented using attribute-value pairs.
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Scanning electron microscopy was used to interpret the surface features and sensory structures of the tail.
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For the choice of features, the classifier relied on local and surface features at the target location and within a window of + two positions.
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However, in many cases, visual observation and comparison are enough and the informed amateur can often spot surface features.
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The measurement technique would seem to have potential for giving detailed information on important surface features such as separation point movement.
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Section 6 deals with the fact that human behavior may be sensitive to structural aspects of the world that transcend its surface features.
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These differences in soil surface features are still visible after 5 y of fallowing.
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