flat foot

collocation in English

meaningsofflatandfoot

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flat
adjective
uk
/flæt/us
/flæt/
level and smooth, with no curved, high, or ...
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foot
noun
uk
/fʊt/us
/fʊt/
the part of the body at the bottom of the leg on which a person or ...
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(Definition offlatandfootfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofflat foot

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He speculated that other arrangements, such as aflatfoot, should be feasible for a similar passive gait.
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For example, a robot can maintain aflatfootand still hit the ground with its trunk.
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The "flatfoot" has largely gone in modern police forces.
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Let us, consider just the first example stating that 'a robot can maintain aflatfootand still hit the ground with its trunk'.
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If the perturbation was strong enough to overturn the humanoid, it will collapse and theflatfootcontact will not be maintained.
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This man was not discharged for rheumatism, but in consequence of "flatfoot," which was not con- sidered to be due to service.
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They were sent to the depot having showed various kinds of defects, such as malnutrition, heart weakness, nervousness,flatfootand so on.
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Some patients have an abnormal or absent tibia, may present with aflatfootor scoliosis.
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It has a broad andflatfootand a well-developed mantle.
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Theflatfootof the scoop incorporated two embedded rectangular horseshoe magnets.
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Increased joint mobility or increased weight may increaseflatfootprevalence, independently of age.
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Such correction is not seen in the adult with a rigidflatfoot.
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The wider,flatfootalso meant that the chair needed by the bullhead section could be dispensed with.
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The vulnerability forflatfootamong shoe-wearing children increases if the child has an associated ligament laxity condition.
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The number of boy messengers rejected for permanent adult employment on account offlatfootfor each of the years 1924–27 was two, six, eight and eight respectively.
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Relativelyflatfootbones may also have been an adaptation toward swimming, as the feet may have been used like paddles.
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