relative location

collocation in English

meaningsofrelativeandlocation

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relative
adjective
uk
/ˈrel.ə.tɪv/us
/ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
being judged or measured in comparison with ...
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location
noun
uk
/ləʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/loʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/
a place ...
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(Definition ofrelativeandlocationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They may want to tolerance a hole diameter or therelativelocationbetween two holes.
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The mobile system should be able to gather information about therelativelocation(distance and/or angles), between the robot and a set of references.
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Inside qualifiers,relativelocationpaths are allowed that implicitly start at the context node.
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The reason for this is that therelativelocationof obstacles (and their influence on the evolution of probability density) changes with respect to the cart as it moves.
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Because latitude and longitude are expressed "relative" to these lines, a position expressed in latitude and longitude is actually arelativelocation.
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The specific residues vary between species, but their number andrelativelocationin the folded protein is conserved.
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Therelativelocationand type of two pieces determines if they may be switched; spice pieces may not be moved.
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Although therelativelocationof a binding does not change at runtime, the value in the bound location can.
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They are called claws and are named for theirrelativelocationon the foot: the outer, or lateral, claw and the inner, or medial claw.
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Therelativelocationof these markers can be combined into a physical map or a genetic map.
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These names for faction often come fromrelativelocationof its leader's house.
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Therelativelocationand type of two pieces determines if they may be switched; gold pieces are immobile.
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The villages are normally grouped into two main groups according to theirrelativelocationto the oasis.
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The number, size, color,relativelocation, orientation, and visibility of inclusions can all affect the relative clarity of a diamond.
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The cable is a loose tube design that determines the amount andrelativelocationalong the transmission path of each type of fibre.
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However, gears and shafts constrain therelativelocationof the crankshaft and camshafts.
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Eventually the star will return to its samerelativelocationat sunrise.
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This advantage is the possibility of positioning multiple microscopes around the workspace without constraints on their relative locations.
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The relative locations of the alternatively spliced regions are shown.
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The spikes are, mathematically speaking, identical to a set of ordered latent classes with fixed relative locations and size.
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