constant speed

collocation in English

meaningsofconstantandspeed

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constant
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒn.stənt/
us
/ˈkɑːn.stənt/
happening a lot or all ...
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speed
noun
uk
/spiːd/
us
/spiːd/
how fast ...
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(Definition ofconstantandspeedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconstant speed

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The leader is moving in a straight line with aconstantspeedof 1 m/s.
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Far from the perturbation, the pulse is essentially planar, and propagates withconstantspeed.
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In addition, the upper interface in their system is simply a free streamline ofconstantspeed.
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These vortices were found to be moving with almostconstantspeed.
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The descent is simulated with aconstantspeed, representing the terminal velocity.
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The tank was lowered a t aconstantspeedof 15 cm/s by means of a hydraulic lift.
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The test section was built entirely out of plexiglass, and the wall velocity was controlled by aconstantspeedmotor.
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This solution assumes that the front hasconstantspeedof propagation, and that it maintains its structure.
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Although we do not know the complete answer to this question, even forconstantspeedthe situation is not trivial.
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To tow the trolley, a cable and drum system was geared to aconstantspeedinduction motor.
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In the interior they proceed at nearlyconstantspeedbecause their motion is neutralized by a slow back current of the bulk plasma.
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A ubiquitous feature of the systems of this kind is that they are capable of supporting travelling waves propagating withconstantspeed.
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After dropping all terms which are products off and 9, we are left with a solitary wave propagating with aconstantspeed.
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The motion accelerates to the desiredconstantspeed, and then comes to a full stop at the end of the trajectory.
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They initially make a rectangular formation with a grid size of 5 m while moving forward with aconstantspeedof 1 m/s.
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The emphasis here is on planning a covert path that the robot would traverse atconstantspeedfrom the starting point to the destination.
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The roll press is usually run atconstantspeed, so we look for a steady solution and thus neglect all time derivatives.
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No more than some 5 dimensionless time units h/ub are needed to establish aconstantspeedof propagation in this case.
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