curved surface

collocation in English

meaningsofcurvedandsurface

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curved
adjective
uk
/kɜːvd/us
/kɝːvd/
having a rounded or smoothly ...
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surface
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.fɪs/us
/ˈsɝː-/
the outer or top part or layer ...
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(Definition ofcurvedandsurfacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In this work, the general case of an unknowncurvedsurfaceis considered.
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The high boundary-layer turbulence and thecurvedsurfacedo not appear to have any noticeable effect on the wall friction value.
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However, the flat representations should not be used at the expense of appreciating and studying the scribal use of thecurvedsurface.
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Developments on the instability of external oscillatory flows around acurvedsurfaceare relatively recent.
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When acurvedsurfacemade it impossible to use these tools, dampened string was laid across the specimen between the two endpoints, and then measured in millimeters.
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His result applies, in particular, when we want, as in the present paper, to count the closed geodesics of a negativelycurvedsurfacewith a prescribed average winding cycle.
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Homology and closed geodesics in a compact negativelycurvedsurface.
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We could also solve the equation on a subset of this plane, or on acurvedsurface, with obvious modifications.
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In particular, the area of a triangle on acurvedsurfaceis proportional to the excess of the triangle and the proportionality is curvature.
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This shaping can be a slanted flat surface, canted at an angle to the bore, or a conical or otherwisecurvedsurface.
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Wrap a piece of fine grain sandpaper around the index finger or the instrument (to make acurvedsurface). 5.
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To get a curved shape, tuiles are usually made on acurvedsurface, such as a wine bottle or rolling pin.
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Other manufacturers replicate this with a similar inwardlycurvedsurface, but use minor modifications.
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If acurvedsurfaceis developed upon any other surface whatever, the measure of curvature in each point remains unchanged.
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The top of a wing is acurvedsurface.
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To create a projected ray image with a large field of view, one can project the image onto acurvedsurface.
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However, if you cut a curve into one or both of the edges and maintain the same overlap, the result will be acurvedsurface.
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The vapor pressure of acurvedsurfaceis higher than that of a flat and non-curvedsurface.
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