surrounding space

collocation in English

meaningsofsurroundingandspace

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surrounding
adjective[before noun]
uk
/səˈraʊn.dɪŋ/us
/səˈraʊn.dɪŋ/
that is everywhere ...
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space
noun
uk
/speɪs/us
/speɪs/
an empty area that is available to ...
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(Definition ofsurroundingandspacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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An occluding window was placed around each scene, thus exposing an area and occluding thesurroundingspace.
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The experience is more that of a stable, structuredsurroundingspacethan a series of theater sets showing successively on the same stage.
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Thesurroundingspaceis left flexible for more group sessions (which may also use the adjacent gym/health promotion space), or for small exhibitions.
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It seemed to me that there issurroundingspacein which to make an extremely agreeable museum.
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As used in astrophysics, a flux tube generally has a larger magnetic field and other properties that differ from thesurroundingspace.
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Pristina with thesurroundingspacehas become increasingly a concentration to a large population.
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Thesurroundingspaceacts as a safety zone.
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It shows the components of an object slightly separated by distance, or suspended insurroundingspace in the case of a three-dimensional exploded diagram.
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This central space, often grass-covered, was used by the actors, while thesurroundingspaceand circular banks were occupied by the spectators.
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A more protected arrangement for the artwork was desired, however, and it was moved to accommodate for extrasurroundingspace.
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All are site-specific and inspired by thesurroundingspaceand landscape to create a unique sense of place and identity.
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Near unstable orbits within the attractor orbits can escape into thesurroundingspace, producing a temporary burst before returning to the attractor.
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In extreme cases, the absorber can be ejected into space, then it will create a gravity field insurroundingspace.
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This sets up a convection current of hot air that rises from the heater, heats up thesurroundingspace, cools and then repeats the cycle.
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Various versions of the heliodisplay work predominantly from the surrounding air (such as under museum environments) where there are negligible affect to thesurroundingspace.
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Irregular moons are probably minor planets that have been captured fromsurroundingspace.
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That system is the defining of object in thesurroundingspace.
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It is revealed she did so by freezing it and thesurroundingspacein time.
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Gases from the star in thesurroundingspaceappear, from our vantage point, as if we are looking down a helix structure.
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