vertical profile

collocation in English

meaningsofverticalandprofile

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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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profile
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprəʊ.faɪl/us
/ˈproʊ.faɪl/
a short description of someone's life, work, ...
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(Definition ofverticalandprofilefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Moreover, these rather protean and complex changes in theverticalprofilecontinued until shortly after midnight by which time insect numbers had declined.
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Even in high light environments (canopy branches and saplings in gaps) there was a significant effect of theverticalprofileon herbivory.
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In theverticalprofile, leaf production was continuous only for the canopy: herbivory increased from the canopy (1.3%) towards the understorey (35.6%).
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These irregularities are characterized by the spectral density of the rolling surfaceverticalprofile.
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Regarding the second group, the groundverticalprofileof the rolling surface on each wheel is the principal excitation source of the vehicle.
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Leaf phenology was compared between saplings, juveniles and adults (verticalprofile) and between saplings in different light environments (horizontal profile).
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However, the relationship between the soil water content and neutron fluxes is not linear, particularly if theverticalprofileof the water content is not uniform.
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These spectral densities are expressed in terms of sample frequency from the extensive experimental data available in the literature for theverticalprofileof several terrains.
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If a high number of 'fails' occur, it would be possible for high-density layers to appear, misleadingly, as minima in theverticalprofileof insect abundance.
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In theverticalprofile, herbivory was compared between saplings, juveniles, lower branches of adults and upper branches of adults (adults were divided into two categories due to differences in herbivory).
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He pioneered a method of excavating caves that involved the stripping the strata off alternate squares from averticalprofile.
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The door, being very thin and of an almostverticalprofile, betrayed their origins in a space constrained kei car.
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Fluxes within this layer are assumed to decrease linearly with height, and the mean variables keep theirverticalprofileat each simulation time step.
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The 1977verticalprofilerequired the modification of the floor system for the half thru girder bridge over the canal.
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However, some parameters can often be displayed in profile view showing averticalprofileof the parameter mapped.
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Track surfacing is adjusting theverticalprofileof the two rails, leveling the rails on straight track and introducing superelevation (banking) in curves.
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Each must be considered in the predictions of theverticalprofile.
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Because of this theverticalprofileis by no means uniform, and the height at some places ranges from no more than 5 metres quadrupling to 19 metres elsewhere.
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Updates to the road layout were necessary to facilitate the transit of the convoys through the commune, including adjustments to theverticalprofileof the road.
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Their averaged vertical profiles are shown in figure 14.
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