rapid movement
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrapidandmovement
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rapid
adjective
uk/ˈræp.ɪd/us/ˈræp.ɪd/
fast ...
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movement
noun
uk/ˈmuːv.mənt/us/ˈmuːv.mənt/
a change ...
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(Definition ofrapidandmovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The results provide evidence ofrapidmovementtowards simpler household forms.
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Shape changes included extension of filopodia, ruffling of the edges, overall flattening of the cells, and obviousrapidmovement.
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There are great difficulties inrapidmovement.
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We wantrapidmovementon that matter.
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That is the way to getrapidmovementand flexibility.
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There were global financial markets andrapidmovementof capital.
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I hope that there will be fairlyrapidmovement.
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As can be seen, the controller has difficulties to control the disturbances produced by therapidmovementof the first joint.
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The former ensures speed of sales andrapidmovementof product through markets, while the latter tends to slow movement of product through markets.
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The white surface provided a high-contrast background that was expected to stimulaterapidmovementof larvae off the filter paper circle.
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Until the immediately pre-adult stage, which is in the nature of a resting period, the larvae, when disturbed, are capable of comparativelyrapidmovement.
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Frictional heating of the tissue around the small electrode is caused by therapidmovementof ions in the tissue attempting to follow the alternating current.
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The morerapidmovementof the fertilized egg cell (zygote) in an electric field under the conditions of this study is probably caused by the higher surface charge.
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Apparently, some people's idea of progress israpidmovementin the wrong direction.
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But it is reasonable to ask forrapidmovementtowards fair competition.
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In the battle area helicopters are widely used forrapidmovementof troops and equipment.
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That is not surprising, given the easy andrapidmovementof large numbers of people.
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There is the difficulty of identification owing to therapidmovementoverhead that aircraft make.
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It may be a war of siege or a war ofrapidmovement.
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We would now like to seerapidmovementto resolve the dispute.
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There is in the area a garrison town, which may require therapidmovementof troops.
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Our commitments overseas also dictate thatrapidmovementgives air power for us a central importance.
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It wasn't a veryrapidmovement.
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They are capable ofrapidmovement.
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Closer to the wall, where the intermittency is high, there is an especially pronouncedrapidmovement toward the wall, therefore here might be a significant entrainment into the turbulent zone.
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