outer radius

collocation in English

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outer
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈaʊ.tər/us
/ˈaʊ.t̬ɚ/
at a greater distance from ...
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radius
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreɪ.di.əs/us
/ˈreɪ.di.əs/
(the length of) a straight line joining the centre of a circle to its edge or the centre of a sphere to ...
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(Definition ofouterandradiusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I do not intend to revive the wartime provision for anouterradius.
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A one-piece roller turned on soft ground will skid up a heap of soil at theouterradius, leaving heaps, which is counter-productive.
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Itsouterradiusis slightly less than that of a rainbow.
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The outer diameter should be between 8to10 cm, with the inner radius about half of theouterradius.
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However, this type of construction means that, during the bending process, the inner radius compresses and theouterradiusstretches as the cable core moves.
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Theouterradiusof the airspace is variable, but is generally 4 nautical miles.
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Whereas sedimentation seeks to concentrate the solute near theouterradiusof the cell, diffusion seeks to equalize the solute concentration throughout the cell.
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Itsouterradiusis around and it is expanding with velocities in the range of 2739 km/s into the surrounding interstellar medium.
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The gravitational potential energy could then be found as the integral over all the shells from the centre to itsouterradius.
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Trapped-particle effects become more important for oblique injection being typical for outer radii.
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This figure shows a predominantly central electron density distribution, with weak modulation at outer radii, associated with the formation of spiralling arms in the collapse process.
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Numerically calculated inner and outer radii for the case = 2 and = -3/2.
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The magnitude of the uniform field for a sphere also increases to 4/3 the amount for the ideal cylindrical design with the same inner and outer radii.
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