outer circle
collocation in Englishmeaningsofouterandcircle
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outer
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈaʊ.tər/us/ˈaʊ.t̬ɚ/
at a greater distance from ...
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circle
noun
uk/ˈsɜː.kəl/us/ˈsɝː.kəl/
a continuous curved line, the points of which are always the same distance away from a fixed central point, or the area inside such ...
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(Definition ofouterandcirclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofouter circle
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After sunrise, however, theoutercirclecould again be safely entered and used by man.
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In the sagas, theoutercirclewas the ideal domicile of evil powers, especially the devil.
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The strongly mythical perception of the funerary monuments which remained intact in the uncultivatedoutercirclewould suggest rather the opposite.
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In the figure, theoutercircleis the section of the unit sphere, which gives the outer boundary.
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We may also, incidentally, note that in his concentric scheme the 'outercircle' is unaccountably located in the middle.
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Theoutercirclerepresents the aggregate value of our assets in organized society.
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Whatever the geographical location (s) of my interest, the 'outercircle' should ideally include the un- or under-privileged from everywhere.
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Considering that there were only 150-220 burgesses alive at any time in this period, it is impressive to see that the medianoutercirclewas 258.
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The origin and power base of evil, however, are in theoutercircle.
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English would have a vehicular role - expanding/outercircle?
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The effect of such activity is reflected byoutercirclesize.
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This also shows the intergenerational element in civic social relations: not alloutercirclecontacts were contemporaries of each other.
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They were social mediators, the means by which an individual burgess could reach hisoutercircle, could find help in the court and in his daily commercial and personal life.
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The variable shield was placed on the blocking tray (65 cm from the source) with the crosswires directly above a point on theoutercircleof the hinge.
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Generally speaking, one can say that in the sagas the landscape elements which were the object of diabolisation are almost always found in theoutercircle.
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Figure 2a illustrates a universal induction: the inner circle contains instances of 'swans', theoutercircleinstances of 'white' (instances are represented by dots).
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