fixed distance

collocation in English

meaningsoffixedanddistance

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fixed
adjective
uk
/fɪkst/us
/fɪkst/
arranged or decided already and not able to ...
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distance
noun
uk
/ˈdɪs.təns/us
/ˈdɪs.təns/
the amount of space between ...
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(Definition offixedanddistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffixed distance

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It is unlikely that this energy would be sufficient for connecting two points afixeddistanceaway if is very small.
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All models were stretched to the samefixeddistance.
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Two travelling wires separated by afixeddistancegive a measure of the local structure angle in the outer part of a boundary layer.
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Where objects were arranged in two rings, the inner ring was always at afixeddistancefrom the crab's star ting position (10 cm).
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We want to show that if an overlap of two n-block names is good, then they are somefixeddistancein d apart.
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The camera also remained a t afixeddistancefrom the beam.
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Tunneling pathway and redox-state dependent electronic couplings at nearlyfixeddistancein electrontransfer proteins.
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The recordings were made in a sound-treated room using two high-quality microphones which were positioned on either side of the speaker, afixeddistanceaway from the mouth.
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The control point has afixeddistanced with the helicopter center of mass along the negative z-direction of the helicopter's body frame.
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Specifically, we consider points placed randomly on a grid (or torus), such that each node can see up to afixeddistancealong the row and column it belongs to.
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Is the extension afixeddistance?
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In banded storage, all entries within afixeddistancefrom the diagonal (called half-bandwidth) are stored.
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Two large brick homes were built throughout town atfixeddistanceto conceal the purchases of bricks needed for the tunnel.
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These are over either afixeddistanceor for a fixed period of time.
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Cars in different lanes could race, but cars in the same lane moved at the same speed, separated by afixeddistance.
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Non-moving objects at afixeddistancefrom the antenna always return a signal after the same delay.
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As a result, while electric machines excel as daily commuters traveling afixeddistanceround trip, on the open road riders experience inhibiting range anxiety.
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