upper portion

collocation in English

meaningsofupperandportion

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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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portion
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɔː.ʃən/us
/ˈpɔːr.ʃən/
a part or share of ...
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(Definition ofupperandportionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofupper portion

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While theupperportionof the true pelvis is oriented downward and posterior, the lower portion is oriented downward and anterior.
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Theoretical predictions for the dimensional pressure distribution along the tube axis for a red cell velocity of 0.1 cm s-1 are shown in theupperportionof figure 17.
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Again, his performance did not change significantly when the stimulus was entirely confined to theupperportionof his left visual field, above his initial field defect.
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Theupperportionof the cylinder was supported by an aluminium bar spanning the width of the tank, to which, a lucite mercury cup had been fastened.
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The tan glazed brick of theupperportionof the interior walls of the main room, containing twenty urinals and nine toilets, is accented by green tile and crown molding.
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It is only after great difficulties were overcome that, in 1880, work was resumed on theupperportion.
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The figures present an anthropomorphic silhouette and bear a small orifice on theupperportion.
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As expected, examination of the "starts fights" variable showed a higher proportion of males at theupperportionof the distribution.
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Theupperportionhighlights the current output motion, desired output motion and current cam profile.
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The darkupperportionof the picture is greatly stretched in the vertical direction due to the top temperature gradient.
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Rotation of the fetal trunk is achieved by grasping the acromion andupperportionof the fetus' posterior arm.
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Its boundary consists of theupperportionof the convex hull boundary plus the silhouette extended to infinity in the -x4 direction.
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It was covered with an upright basal fragment of another jar, theupperportionof which was not found.
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Tobacco, where observed, has given negative returns in many cases, probably because of the practice of removing theupperportionof the stalk before flowering.
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This was situated in theupperportionof the ventricular mass, on the right side, and was not marked by any externally delineating coronary arteries.
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Only theupperportionof the vortex pair is shown (approximately 70% of the entire length).
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Theupperportionof the lower member consists predominantly of coarser-grained strata.
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That flow is analogous to theupperportionof the flow in the present geometry, namely that lying above the location of the stagnation streamline.
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Theupperportionof the building would have had perishable pole walls and a thatch roof.
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