curved path

collocation in English

meaningsofcurvedandpath

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curved
adjective
uk
/kɜːvd/us
/kɝːvd/
having a rounded or smoothly ...
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path
noun[C]
uk
/pɑːθ/us
/pæθ/
a route or track between one place and another, or the direction in which something ...
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(Definition ofcurvedandpathfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If one drive wheel turns more rapidly than the other, the machine moves along acurvedpath.
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Thecurvedpathof a river around a bend makes the water's surface slightly higher on the outside of the bend than on the inside.
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Each of the two channels has one longcurvedpath.
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It was a genuine cyclone with a funnel shaped cloud, which swept over acurvedpathof over forty miles in this and adjoining counties, leaving desolation in its wake.
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High velocity jets or streams frequently followed curved paths, deflected by deformations of the aortic wall.
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This could increase the chances of alignment of an ultrasound beam with flow at some point along thecurvedpath.
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The pressure along thecurvedpathwas then computed by inserting the @ solution into the non-dimensional version of (2.4)and integrating numerically.
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If the disc moves straight down but appears to move in a different direction, the hand follows acurvedpath.
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The mere fact that the objects follow acurvedpathis insufficient evidence for the particular operationalization of kinematic geometry.
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If the observer proceeds along acurvedpath, even the welldefined radially expanding pattern generated by an observer walking straight ahead disappears.
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Posterior branches diverge backward along gentlycurvedpath, becoming subparallel posteriorly.
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Instead of rigid, straight lines, the garden took a more natural,curvedpath.
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A pressure gradient toward the convex bank provides the centripetal force necessary for each parcel of water to follow itscurvedpath.
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The two walk along acurvedpathto the starting point from where they have to run back to the others.
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It also oscillates vertically (or in a near verticalcurvedpath) to prevent the metal sticking to the mold walls.
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This is acurvedpathsupported by positive course guidance.
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A centripetal force is one that causes a body to follow acurvedpath(rotation).
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In all models a single staggered column is pushed by a follower through acurvedpath.
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Notice that velocity always points in the direction of motion, in other words for acurvedpathit is the tangent vector.
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In this case, the electron will follow acurvedpathbetween the cathode and anode.
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