closest approach

collocation in English

meaningsofcloseandapproach

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close
adjective
uk
/kləʊs/us
/kloʊs/
having direct family connections or shared beliefs, support, ...
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approach
noun
uk
/əˈprəʊtʃ/us
/əˈproʊtʃ/
a way of considering or ...
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(Definition ofcloseandapproachfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Here, t = 0 is arbitrarily chosen as the instant at which the projectile electron makes itsclosestapproachto the target ion.
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The common agricultural policy demonstrates theclosestapproachever made towards a common market.
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Following usual practice, this report has been fully investigated and it has been established that theclosestapproachmade by the submarine in question was 1,500 yards.
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The following day, about 10 hours before the storm'sclosestapproachto the island, the tropical storm warning was upgraded to a hurricane warning.
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In some renditions of this behavior, the closer that the point approaches, the higher up the color scale, with red denoting theclosestapproach.
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The data intensive examination of the comet covered only the three hours aroundclosestapproach.
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This is the 11thclosestapproachby a comet of all time.
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So far, such devices provide theclosestapproachto fabrication tools for molecular engineering.
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If a planet's distance to its primary exceeds about one fifth of theclosestapproachof the other star, orbital stability is not guaranteed.
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If rings were present, the star's luminosity would decrease slightly just before the planet'sclosestapproach.
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Images atclosestapproach(500 km) could have a resolution of 10 m/pixel.
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In about 1.1 million years, it will make itsclosestapproachat a separation of roughly.
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Since that date, it has been hurrying ahead, and will continue to do so until it has reached itsclosestapproachfrom behind.
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In 2-1/2 weeks the satellite was swooping to within a hair-raising 6 mi of the lunar surface atclosestapproach.
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Sometime during theclosestapproachof the last flyby, the spacecraft entered safe mode.
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Atclosestapproachthe asteroid had an apparent magnitude of 10.3 and was about 50 times fainter than the naked eye can see.
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Orbital eccentricity is the difference between a planet's farthest andclosestapproachto its parent star divided by the sum of said distances.
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In these pictures, the closer that the point approaches, the higher up the color scale, with red denoting theclosestapproach.
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Damage was very significant along the northeast coast, where the hurricane made itsclosestapproachto the island and created a 12 m storm surge.
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