modular construction

collocation in English

meaningsofmodularandconstruction

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modular
adjective
uk
/ˈmɒdʒ.ə.lər/us
/ˈmɑː.dʒə.lɚ/
consisting of separate parts that, when combined, form a ...
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construction
noun
uk
/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/us
/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the work of building or making something, especially buildings, ...
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(Definition ofmodularandconstructionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Performance and portability are attained simultaneously because of themodularconstructionof the dense linear algebra operations.
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On one hand, themodularconstructionof proteins argues that functional units have been exchanged repeatedly in the construction of genes.
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Another point is that these chaps who say they are going to get on with it should really put their foot down aboutmodularconstruction.
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Triumph now has a range of 10 machines based on itsmodularconstruction, which is as simple as a system of child's building blocks.
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Itsmodularconstructiongives the possibility of producing smaller sizes for export.
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If we hadmodularconstructionfor hospitals we might achieve quite substantial economies.
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Modularconstructionis now known, and standardisation.
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Over the past 15 years, £55 million has been invested, £8.5 million of it in amodularconstructionfacility, and £1.7 million on upgrading design and drafting computer graphics.
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Another practice which could be followed with advantage is that ofmodularconstruction, which means that every dimension in a building should be a multiple of 4 inches.
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It features an optical viewfinder andmodularconstruction.
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Modularconstructionoffers increased flexibility in terms of placement and integration with lighting or other electrical systems.
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Modularconstruction, in turn, allowed automated production lines in order to reduce cost.
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The ship usesmodularconstruction, with 874 blocks joined together for the hull.
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The haploid multicellular vegetative stage, although physically much larger than the diploid stage, characteristically has a simplemodularconstructionwith little differentiation.
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It is one of the earliest examples of pre-cast concretemodularconstruction.
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It featuredmodularconstructionso it could be assembled from smaller parts, and the suggested power source was radioisotope batteries.
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The expense of bringing the oldmodularconstructionto modern standards had become cost prohibitive.
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Itsmodularconstructionsimplified manufacture and repair, and facilitated a large number of variants with added features.
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A commercial section overlooked the water, withmodularconstructionfor shops and restaurants to the west.
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It had a designer case and an internalmodularconstruction.
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