constant velocity

collocation in English

meaningsofconstantandvelocity

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constant
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒn.stənt/
us
/ˈkɑːn.stənt/
happening a lot or all ...
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velocity
noun[C or U]
uk
/vəˈlɒs.ə.ti/
us
/vəˈlɑː.sə.t̬i/
the speed at which an object ...
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This region is moving downstream with aconstantvelocity.
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The motion after leaving the sheared flow is at roughlyconstantvelocity.
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Theconstantvelocitycontours provide a simple method of outlining a hairpin vortex packet.
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The large-time behaviour for the wavemaker moving withconstantvelocityis also obtained.
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The solution for a monoenergetic beam is a beam-plasma structure moving withconstantvelocity.
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A simpleconstantvelocitymodel shown in ^ equation 2 is used for this purpose.
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Consider driving atconstantvelocityon a flat highway.
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They considered theconstantvelocityas constraint condition.
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In a typical experiment, the piezoelectric stage is moved atconstantvelocity(nm/s).
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A material point moves withconstantvelocityuntil it hits the boundary of its allowed domain.
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The target was assumed to be moving with aconstantvelocity.
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The contours ofconstantvelocityat regular increments are approximately concentric about the vortex centre.
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Behind the shock wave is a piston which initially has aconstantvelocity(see figure 16).
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In each trial they tracked a circular target that moved withconstantvelocity.
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Between two collisions, each particle moves withconstantvelocityin a straight-line motion.
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He had already formulated the concept of worldline (which he called time line) for the particular case of a particle at rest and atconstantvelocity.
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