bulk material

collocation in English

meaningsofbulkandmaterial

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bulk
noun
uk
/bʌlk/us
/bʌlk/
something or someone that is ...
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material
noun
uk
/məˈtɪə.ri.əl/us
/məˈtɪr.i.əl/
a physical substance that things can be ...
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(Definition ofbulkandmaterialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For voids in thebulkmaterial, there are two separate issues.
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For grains with f>0.5 the equilibrium temperatures of the grains are greater than for thebulkmaterial.
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The magnetic fraction of the surface sand contains pyroxene and feldspar grains as in thebulkmaterial, but little quartz.
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The back transfer can be applied for opaque donor substrate as well as forbulkmaterialas a donor.
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With increased cluster diameter, more than the laser wavelength, cluster behavior evolves towards thebulkmaterial.
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To study the heat flow into thebulkmaterialduring the ablation process, we measured the temperature field along the copper specimen using an infrared thermograph technique.
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Could there be a difference in thermal conduction between free-standing metal clusters and a layer of metal nano-particles deposited on the surface of thebulkmaterial?
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Here is abulkmaterialwhich is far better off on the railway, and consequently reduces congestion on the roads.
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Many petitioners said that a loaded juggernaut is an environmental intrusion whether it is carrying minestone or any otherbulkmaterial.
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The non-uniform thermal expansion of abulkmaterialcauses the stress and tension, which may break the device even at a slow change of temperature.
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In nanoscale devices, nanowires consisting of metal atoms typically do not exhibit the same conductive properties as their macroscopic, orbulkmaterial, counterparts.
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There are simple types of open-topped wagons for transporting minerals andbulkmaterialsuch as coal, and tankers for transporting liquids and gases.
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Such data is critical in determining the effeto of alloy constituents in abulkmaterial, identification of solid-state reaction features, such as solid phase precipitates.
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Solids are composed of abulkmaterialcovered by a surface.
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Tannerite consists of two components: a catalyst or sensitizer and abulkmaterialor oxidizer.
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In this temperature range, as the temperature decreases, amorphous regions can transition into crystalline regions, causing thebulkmaterialto become more crystalline over all.
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