apparent size

collocation in English

meaningsofapparentandsize

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apparent
adjective
uk
/əˈpær.ənt/us
/əˈper.ənt/
able to be seen ...
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size
noun
uk
/saɪz/us
/saɪz/
how large or small something or ...
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(Definition ofapparentandsizefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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On the near side the skirt has a great effect in increasing or diminishing theapparentsizeand form of the rider.
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The models presented in the following only consider apparent width as one aspect of theapparentsizeof a landmark.
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A lane containing a mixture of molecular weight protein markers was included in the blot to determine theapparentsizeof the polypeptide bands.
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However, a difficulty arises because theapparentsizeof the vortex pair increases on these images as it is coming toward the camera.
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The unit vectors can be replaced by vectors with a length proportional to the difference in bearing, andapparentsize, of the paired sectors.
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There will be no upper tier with a separate mandate claiming superiority because of itsapparentsizeand power.
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I suspect that it was chosen for politically correct reasons to diminish theapparentsizeof the problem, offsetting it with some equally bogus figures elsewhere in the calculation.
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I understand that the practice referred to involves listing goods with an unrealistically high "recommended" price, in order to exaggerate theapparentsizeof the discount offered by the retailer.
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The refractive quality of lenses is frequently used to manipulate light in order to change theapparentsizeof images.
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The advertisement would be roughly the sameapparentsizeand brightness as the moon and was to be made from sheets of mylar.
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Firstly, the sun is not a point, but has anapparentsizeof about 32 arc minutes.
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An effective size can be defined using their electroweak radius (apparentsizein electroweak interaction).
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However, theapparentsizeof a tree can be realized by ranking the cumulative values against the theoretical maximum.
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The simplest method is available when theapparentsizeof the target is relatively small with respect to clutter source.
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So,apparentsizehas referred to how large an object looks, also often called its perceived size.
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When the air near the point becomes conductive, it has the effect of increasing theapparentsizeof the conductor.
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Two objects with different actual size have the sameapparentsizewhen they subtend the same angle.
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And thirdly, any given patch of printed colour varies inapparentsizewith distance from the enemy observing the pattern.
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