exposed portion

collocation in English

meaningsofexposedandportion

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exposed
adjective
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/ɪkˈspəʊzd/us
/ɪkˈspoʊzd/
having no protection from ...
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portion
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɔː.ʃən/us
/ˈpɔːr.ʃən/
a part or share of ...
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(Definition ofexposedandportionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Its roof and the exposed portions of the platform it rested upon were protected by 12.7 millimeters of armor.
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Once installed, theexposedportionacts as a shoulder which retains the specific component or assembly.
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Eventually, theexposedportionwas part of the handle.
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A good description of the general form would be to liken it to theexposedportionof a hemisphere partially buried in the ground.
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Theexposedportionof the mask measures 90 cm high by 12 cm thick and is inclined at 60.
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Presently, the park contains the onlyexposedportionof the brook.
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It is white on the posterior half and light brown on the anterior half of theexposedportionof the whorl.
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The exposed portions of the structure are designed to look like a natural rock formation, apart from the prominent rubblestone chimney.
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Its roof and the exposed portions of the platform it rested upon were protected by 12.7 millimeters of armor.
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The exposed portions of the courtyard contain incense burners, and open the view to the remarkable porcelain dioramas that decorate the roof.
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Erosion began working away at the exposed portions of sediment and gravel that once composed the lake bottom.
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There are inscriptions of various quotes in the exposed portions of the concrete on the tower.
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The skin's pigmentation (in this condition) has been described as uniformly gray, grayish purple, slate gray, or grayish blue, and is usually limited to exposed portions of the body.
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