varying width

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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width
noun
uk
/wɪtθ/us
/wɪtθ/
the distance across something from one side to ...
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(Definition ofvaryingandwidthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The shallow intercostal spaces are about three times as wide as the ribs, crossed by 13 slender incised spiral lines of somewhatvaryingwidth.
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The total length of the range is about 200 mi with avaryingwidthof 5to20 mi.
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In a variable-density process, the lines are of varying darkness; in a variable-area process, the lines are ofvaryingwidth.
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The first character is encoded using black bars ofvaryingwidth.
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Burials and vestiges were on avaryingwidthline, nearly thirty yards from the present coastline and almost in the same general direction.
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A hairy belt ofvaryingwidthappears above the stamens.
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Round and flat arches ofvaryingwidthand height, brackets, incomplete cornices, gables, pediments, and decorative scrollwork were used throughout the complex.
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The base of the shell is very short, slightly concave, broadly, openly umbilicated, and marked by 12 depressed, rounded spiral cords of somewhatvaryingwidth.
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The intercostal spaces are a little narrower than the ribs, crossed by 11 strongly incised spiral grooves, which are ofvaryingwidth.
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The offices have seven floors ofvaryingwidth, staggered back on tall concrete pillars to match and blend with the profile of the hill to the west.
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Its shell is biconvex, rounded pentagonal in profile, and dependent on the species scarlet with creamy white radiating stripes of quicklyvaryingwidth, beige or seldomly entirely white.
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The pinnate leaves are around 816 cm (36.5 in) long and have 39 leaflets of varying widths.
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The flag is made of wool and cotton flag with a field of five red and white horizontal bars of varying widths.
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Lapels were often faced or edged in silk or satin in varying widths.
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The structure of the aqueduct bridge, consists of seventeen large arches of varying widths, which are supported on eighteen massive pillars.
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Zebrawood can also be a pale brown with regular or irregular marks of dark brown in varying widths.
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Their strokes have moderately varying widths; their ascenders and descenders are also of moderate sizes.
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It is usual for a standard design to be used, but in varying widths, according to need.
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The effect is enhanced by the fact that each building is broken into sections depending on the varying widths of the balconies.
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