variable shape

collocation in English

meaningsofvariableandshape

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variable
adjective
uk
/ˈveə.ri.ə.bəl/us
/ˈver.i.ə.bəl/
likely to ...
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shape
noun
uk
/ʃeɪp/us
/ʃeɪp/
the particular physical form or appearance ...
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(Definition ofvariableandshapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvariable shape

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Leaves are alternate, simple, withvariableshape(oblong, ovate, or elliptical), and with wavy or shallowly lobed margins.
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The fruit is ofvariableshapeand size.
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The prosoma (head) exhibitedvariableshape, with arcuate compound eyes located subcentrally, or anteriorly.
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The upperside of the forewings is blackish brown with some spots and streaks ofvariableshapeand consisting of creamy white scales.
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Leaves are thin, broad in middle, dark green and ofvariableshapeand measurement.
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Penial gland has veryvariableshape, usually a few branches or a single long branch.
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The longer caulocystidia (cystidia on the stem) occur all the way down the stem and measure up to 99 m in length with a morevariableshape.
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A key variable shaping the current direction of research and publication is the combined use of new texts and new theories to critique them.
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Plants are variable in leaf and flower shape and have in the past been separated out as different subspecies due to these variable shapes.
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The labellum articulates with the column, is trilobed, with comparatively small lateral lobes and larger terminal, which has variable shapes with diverse patterns and a callus under to column.
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The teeth had variable shapes; the first thirteen teeth in the lower jaw were pointed, while the last seven graded from a spatulate shape to a large globular shape.
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