size variation

collocation in English

meaningsofsizeandvariation

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size
noun
uk
/saɪz/us
/saɪz/
how large or small something or ...
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variation
noun
uk
/ˌveə.riˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌver.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
a change in amount ...
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(Definition ofsizeandvariationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Plantsizevariationand vertebrate herbivory: winter wheat grazed by rabbits.
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Nested assemblages resulting from hostsizevariation: the case of endoparasite communities in fish hosts.
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Thesizevariationof the reduplicant is a consequence of the interactions between constraints on the anchoring of the plural morpheme and stress assignment.
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Consequently, our analyses of flowersizevariationin this paper are based on the original field measurements.
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The cellular basis of wingsizevariationhas been reported to differ with the source of the variation.
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Moreover, no attempt was made to relate seedsizevariationto germinability for individual plants.
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At 63 days we found 14 genes controlling bodysizevariation.
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For two of the primer sets,sizevariationwas also apparent.
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Obviously, chromosomesizevariationmay be bidirectional (amplification or deletion) and reversible, with a consequent high risk of convergence.
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Another possibility could be the lack of a broad range insizevariationto show size-related damage effects.
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This parameter provides a quantitative measure of the degree of red blood cellsizevariation(anisocytosis) in peripheral blood.
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Mechanisms of recent genomesizevariationin flowering plants.
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Flowersizevariationwas found among species of sect.
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Water, temperature and soil factors were associated with kernelsizevariation.
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We all accept and agree that constituencies cannot and should not all be exactly the same size, but thesizevariationis just too great.
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