cross-sectional shape

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shape
noun
uk
/ʃeɪp/us
/ʃeɪp/
the particular physical form or appearance ...
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(Definition ofshapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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All stimuli were at the midpoint of thecross-sectionalshapedimension used in the other part of the experiment.
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For monkey 257 the pretrained dimension wascross-sectionalshapeand for monkey 238 it was parallelism of sides.
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Furthermore,cross-sectionalshapedisturbances, which of course we cannot study with our present analysis, should be similar to short wavelength disturbances and of little interest.
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These differences in behaviour do not depend on how the flow converges in the cross-sectional plane, which in turn determines thecross-sectionalshape.
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This might be expected as the flow is required to change itscross-sectionalshapefrom circular to a very elongated form.
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Following the latter state, a good portion of the lower part of the core transformed slowly into an ellipticalcross-sectionalshape, and the liquid surface began to undulate.
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The end rollers support the bottomside of the bar and have a matching contour (inverse shape) to it in order to maintain thecross-sectionalshape.
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Each spine varies incross-sectionalshapefrom its base to its tip in what is known as dimetrodont differentiation.
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As such, wings have an airfoil shape, a streamlinedcross-sectionalshapeproducing lift.
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The terms "form" and "threadform" sometimes refer to all design aspects taken together (cross-sectionalshape, pitch, and diameters).
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As the name suggests, an elliptical galaxy has thecross-sectionalshapeof an ellipse.
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Thecross-sectionalshapeof the wing is its airfoil.
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The name is derived from thecross-sectionalshapeof a bathtub.
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This failure will result in a mature wedge that has an equilibrium triangularcross-sectionalshapeof a critical taper.
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To make the problem simple, let us assume that a peg and a hole are rigid and the cross-sectional shapes are previously not known.
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Using this equation it is possible to calculate the bending stress at any point on the beam cross section regardless of moment orientation orcross-sectionalshape.
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The digital information was used to compute automatically the volume of the trunk and the position of any point on its surface and itscross-sectionalshapeat any level.
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Flow speed along the channel depends on itscross-sectionalshape(among other factors), and the hydraulic radius is a characterisation of the channel that intends to capture such efficiency.
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At these points, thecross-sectionalshapereverses.
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