flat surface
collocation in Englishmeaningsofflatandsurface
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flat
adjective
uk/flæt/us/flæt/
level and smooth, with no curved, high, or ...
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surface
noun
uk/ˈsɜː.fɪs/us/ˈsɝː-/
the outer or top part or layer ...
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(Definition offlatandsurfacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofflat surface
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In these simulations, the coordinate of particle motion was chosen to be perpendicular to theflatsurfaceof the electrode.
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The experimental facility was similar to the one used here but the measurements were done on aflatsurfacerather than on a curved wall.
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The mean flow data presented here are based on the freestream calibration so that the comparisons with the convex andflatsurfacecases are valid.
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Compensation at the ankle joint during walking on aflatsurface.
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Such an unconsolidated sea-floor, subject to the planing action of storm waves, would tend to maintain a relativelyflatsurface.
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If introduced on a completely smoothflatsurfaceof substrate, seeds with a flattened shape will have better contact with the substrate than round ones.
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The tips of the fabricated fill tubes are laser cut in order to produce aflatsurface.
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It appears similar to a rounded surface segregated in depth, which extends out from theflatsurface.
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Such instability is not present when one investigates a flow on the opposing,flatsurface.
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Figure 1 shows the behavior of the waves on aflatsurface, where most of the energy bouncing off theflatsurfaceenters the waveguide.
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Toward the distal end of the feather that is exposed to the air, the barbs form a relatively cohesiveflatsurface.
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We restrict attention to a thin film being driven up a solidflatsurfaceby a gradient in surface tension.
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Secondly, theflatsurfaceis more conducive for growing biofilms uniformly over the geometry.
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Flatsurfaceproperties are important especially in tasks that require force control on the surface, in such contexts as polishing and drawing.
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However, another in the engineering domain isflatsurfacethat rotates and pushes against air or water.
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The description will always contain a single occurrence of the empty list which represents theflatsurface.
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The drawn waveforms pass over photocells, illuminated from above by a steady stream of light, to the right of theflatsurface.
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The case investigated was that of aflatsurfaceat zero angle of attack and no heat transfer.
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