vertical position
collocation in Englishmeaningsofverticalandposition
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vertical
adjective
uk/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/us/ˈvɝː.t̬ə.kəl/
standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface ...
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position
noun
uk/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
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(Definition ofverticalandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofvertical position
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The tubes were placed in averticalposition.
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In order to simplify the problem, theverticalpositiony is fixed during the motion.
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Verticalpositionon the display screen is plotted as a function of time.
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In the experiments the arm started at rest from itsverticalpositiondownward.
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The change inverticalpositiononly slightly increased with indentation size.
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Cats do not usually hang on the edges of mats inverticalposition.
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Two types of behaviour were recorded, the activity level andverticalpositionof amphipods.
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Stepping was assumed to yield a periodicverticalpositiontrajectory where each period was analogous to one step.
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Note that this t last algorithm may take the object regardless of its being in a horizontal orverticalposition.
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Nevertheless, theverticalpositionof the collection site and the particular trematodes present can greatly influence observed prevalence.
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Consequently, the motion of the point mass is controlled to move in a constantverticalpositionwith a constant velocity.
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The sheet is then supported in averticalposition, and the liquid allowed to run down under gravity.
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The external acceleration was gravity, and he investigated the effect of tilting the cylinder from theverticalposition.
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Theverticalpositionof each horizontal bar represents depth along the electrode pass, and the dots represent the five lesions.
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When the robot arm picks up the straw, it will then rotate the straw to averticalposition.
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I do not mind intervening from averticalposition.
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Without soil tillage, theverticalpositionof the seeds was only a few millimetres below the surface, but it was dependent on soil texture.
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The third argument to pin-over is theverticalposition, and we compute a position for the weight just below the aquarium.
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Thus, we also use the depth of the centroid as an independent variable in characterizing theverticalpositionof the thermal.
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The instantaneousverticalpositionof the plunger is determined from a linear displacement voltage transducer, the output of which is a voltage directly proportional to the position.
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Despite the use of a dataset containing few species, the model was significant for sheep in both positions and partially significant for cattle in theverticalposition.
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Approximately 80% of expanded eggs stored in the spring water were found to be resting in theverticalpositionwith an egg pole 'attached' to the glass surface.
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Volume changes are reflected in time, theverticalpositionof an object represents the approximate register of a sound, while fill pattern indicates the degree of periodicity.
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