relative position
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrelativeandposition
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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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position
noun
uk/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
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(Definition ofrelativeandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofrelative position
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Instead,relativepositionseems more important.
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Therelativepositionof the two images cannot be stated.
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This means an improvement in therelativepositionof 1941.
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Therelativepositionof the six groups is quite evident.
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The location area defines therelativepositionand orientation information.
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A 1 precision of 1.0 m and arelativepositionaccuracy of 2% was demonstrated.
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In other words, convergence depends only on the sequence of these spaces and theirrelativeposition.
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This graph gives therelativepositionof several points on the real axis.
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Therelativepositionof the monks may well have been of importance.
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Therelativepositionbetween both robots was obtained through a laser sensor.
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There can be large variation in therelativepositionof internal anatomy on a daily basis.
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In that case therelativepositionof legs' links is repeated periodically.
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In this region, therelativepositionvector and the velocity vector have a unique sign.
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Therelativepositionof the four ethnic groups on the seven factors illustrated two contrasting patterns.
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Therelativepositionof the localities is different to their actual position.
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The fourth factor is therelativepositionof the state politically.
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It is necessary to know therelativepositionbetween the robot sensor and the robot hand.
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A left or a right hand are defined by therelativepositionof the side plates.
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Therelativepositionof the roller depending on the center of the disk.
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Motion sequences are used to detect motion of objects and therelativepositionof actors.
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The applied forces and moment are varied by adjusting therelativepositionand orientation between the pegs and the holes.
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In order to get a simple mathematical description of the contact, g-coordinates are introduced to describe therelativeposition.
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The bottom par t shows therelativepositionof the four sampling sectors used during each contamination experiment.
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Under anarchy changes inrelativepositiontake on importance because they give one state an increased capacity to coerce another.
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