circular movement

collocation in English

meaningsofcircularandmovement

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circular
adjective
uk
/ˈsɜː.kjə.lər/us
/ˈsɝː.kjə.lɚ/
shaped like ...
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movement
noun
uk
/ˈmuːv.mənt/us
/ˈmuːv.mənt/
a change ...
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(Definition ofcircularandmovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In all groups, the radius of thecircularmovementon the writing table became smaller as the extent of the mapping change increased.
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In the rotating version, the sound is always produced from the one segment of thecircularmovementthat contacts the sounding surface.
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Signs with complexcircularmovementwere produced least accurately across the data.
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It had no climax to speak of - extending and returning on itself with acircularmovementsurprisingly like life.
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They argue that suchcircularmovementbrings to the home country much intangible knowledge that proves invaluable for the country's development.
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Descartes also distinguishes between different forms and sizes of matter in which rough matter resists thecircularmovementmore strongly than fine matter.
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The inner cone has a slightcircularmovement, but does not rotate; the movement is generated by an eccentric arrangement.
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This eccentricity would be small enough not to slow down thecircularmovementby bends with too narrow a radius.
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Because of thecircularmovement, the orbits of two particles with slightly different positions may approximate or even cross each other.
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This technique can achieve 99% high efficiency with itscircularmovement.
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Characteristic adjectives always use both hands, even if the source adjective only uses one, and they always have repeated,circularmovement.
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Thiscircularmovementof the melody is visually depicted on the first page of the score, shown below.
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For smaller radii acircularmovementof the mould and gripper stage is necessary.
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This claim is reinforced by a common use of geometry andcircularmovementin both systems.
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When water moves in this way, other water flows in to fill the gap and acircularmovementof surface currents known as a gyre is formed.
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Used for stirring, a spoon is passed through a substance with a continuedcircularmovementfor the purpose of mixing, blending, dissolving, cooling, or preventing sticking of the ingredients.
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The creator assigned then to the world a rotatory or "circularmovement", which is the most appropriate to mind and intelligence on account of its being the most uniform (34a).
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G, which means hard, refers to closed hand techniques or straight linear attacks; j, which means soft, refers to open hand techniques and circular movements.
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Baguazhang is characterized by its dragon body circular movements.
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