varying shape

collocation in English

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varying
adjective
uk
/ˈveə.ri.ɪŋ/us
/ˈver.i.ɪŋ/
changing or different in amount or level, especially from one occasion to another, or from one person or thing ...
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shape
noun
uk
/ʃeɪp/us
/ʃeɪp/
the particular physical form or appearance ...
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(Definition ofvaryingandshapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It introduces n-dimensional arrays combined with a type system that supports hierarchies of array types withvaryingshapeinformation as well as a shapeinvariant form of array comprehension called with-loop.
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Each leaf has three hairy leaflets of widelyvaryingshapeand size.
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The site consists of a series of tanks ofvaryingshapeand capacity.
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The rock-cut tombs fall into four categories; single chambered, shallow tombs ofvaryingshape, pit burials and excavated multi-chambered complexes.
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The fruit is a legume pod ofvaryingshapecontaining seeds.
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The fleshy compound leaves have dissected leaflets ofvaryingshapeand size.
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This limits the access of water to the active site while accommodating substrates and intermediates of varying shapes and sizes.
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This skull is attached to a blue body with varying shapes, lines, and colors.
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Varying shapes, coupled with the resistivity of amorphous carbon (ranging from 500 to 800 m), can provide a wide range of resistance values.
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The ground floor of a minaret is always square while the higher parts may be of varying shapes, including round, square, or octagonal.
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The stems are lined with leaves of varying shapes which measure up to 4 cm long.
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The species produces brown mushrooms with caps of varying shapes up to 40 mm across, and tall, thin stems up to 62 mm long.
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Varying shapes of different clefs persisted until very recent times.
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One plant can have leaves of varying shapes and sizes, and young and old specimens can have different leaf types.
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This coat of arms was, however, unapproved, and logos of varying shapes were used in the decades that were to come.
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The building incorporates numerous towers and turrets of varying shapes round, square and octagonal.
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The dough is pressed very thinly into elaborately carved moulds of varying shapes and sizes; the "tirggel" can be as large as windowpanes.
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The stems (cladodes) are composed of strongly flattened segments, which have two or three teeth of varying shapes along their edges and at the ends.
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The specific epithet heterophylla means "different leaf", as the leaf may take varying shapes.
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