formation mechanism

collocation in English

meaningsofformationandmechanism

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formation
noun
uk
/fɔːˈmeɪ.ʃən/us
/fɔːrˈmeɪ.ʃən/
the way something is naturally made or the way it has ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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(Definition offormationandmechanismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The central bank is assumed to know the expectationformationmechanismin full.
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In the next step, the analyses including a torque-generation mechanism will be carried out to clarify the self-sustained structuralformationmechanismin the linear device.
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Their sharedformationmechanisminvolves amorphous hydrated silica-enriched solutions that polymerize and then undergo transformations to the more thermodynamically stable phase of quartz.
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A quantitative theory is described for theformationmechanismof sand bars under surface water waves.
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Under such an electron beamformationmechanism, it will consist of electrons with different energies.
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It can be considered as a laser-coneformationmechanism.
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Searches as of 2011 have found that core accretion is likely the dominantformationmechanism.
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Theformationmechanismof the graben remains unknown.
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The exact washboardformationmechanismis not known.
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Many types of plessite exist and vary informationmechanismand morphology.
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These mechanisms differ from the intended imageformationmechanismthat depends on refraction of the image rays.
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The three major classes of metamorphic rock are based upon theformationmechanism.
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Whatever theformationmechanism, the morphology and distribution of many paterae suggest that these features are structurally controlled, with at least half bounded by faults or mountains.
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The pluralformationmechanism, often involving other changes in the word structure, is an intrinsic property of each noun and has to be learned together with it.
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A likelyformationmechanismis that permafrost ice contracts when the temperature decreases, creating a polygonal pattern of cracks, which are then filled by loose soil falling in from above.
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It is suspected that both chlorate and perchlorate may share a common naturalformationmechanism(s) and could be a part of the chlorine biogeochemistry cycle.
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Whatever theformationmechanism, the morphology and distribution of many paterae suggest that they are structurally controlled, with at least half bounded by faults or mountains.
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Or, alternatively, the suggested hypotheses would require elaborate formation mechanisms for which there is no evidence.
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Simple as they might seem if compared with other processes of relevance in astrobiology, the formation mechanisms of many of the observed molecules and radicals are far from being understood.
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