upper boundary
collocation in Englishmeaningsofupperandboundary
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upper
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈʌp.ər/us/ˈʌp.ɚ/
at a higher position or level than something else, or being the top part ...
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boundary
noun[C]
uk/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/us/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/
a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit ...
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(Definition ofupperandboundaryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Figure 6 shows a profile with theupperboundaryvertical at the corner.
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In this case, the intense perturbation of theupperboundaryfavours the generation of downstream patches of vortices travelling with high phase velocity.
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The plug was inserted to be flush with the upper plate and acted as part of theupperboundary.
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Both stands are characterized by a closed canopy layer and a continuous transition towards the adjacent paramo vegetation at theirupperboundary.
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Theupperboundaryis situated at the top of the aforementioned fresh-water fauna horizon.
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This pair of images shows time-dependent behaviour with an evolving magnetic network at theupperboundary.
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Words above theupperboundarymay occur too frequently within the lexicon to return many meaningful biological phenomena.
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The location of theupperboundaryis, in the presence of a free surface, assumed to have little effect on the phase velocities.
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A loss of resolution is especially pronounced in the mixed layer at theupperboundaryof the ocean, as this layer is vertically homogeneous.
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Owing to the stratification these plumes expand rapidly as they impinge upon theupperboundary.
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We want to show that eachupperboundaryallows a tiling above with the other boundary being flat.
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Theupperboundaryof the formation is erosive and is frequently difficult to identify.
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Experiments with a free surface were contrasted with those in which theupperboundarywas a rigid lid.
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Figure 2 shows the first six iterates of theupperboundaryline.
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This procedure is continued until theupperboundary, free or rigid, is reached.
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Since the fluid is inviscid, theupperboundarycould equally well be a free surface with very small gradients.
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The rigid-lid boundary condition, used in our investigation, is natural at the bottom, and quite realistic at theupperboundary.
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Intense expansion of corona is seen on theupperboundaryof the image.
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The proposed controller eliminates the feedback of the varying-parameter rate and fixes itsupperboundary so that the conservatism of the controller design is reduced.
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