suspended particle

collocation in English

meaningsofsuspendandparticle

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suspend
verb
uk
/səˈspend/us
/səˈspend/
to stop something from being active, either temporarily ...
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particle
noun
uk
/ˈpɑː.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈpɑːr.t̬ə.kəl/
a word or a part of a word that has a grammatical purpose but often has little or ...
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(Definition ofsuspendandparticlefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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When no voltage is applied, the suspended particles are randomly organized, thus blocking and absorbing light.
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Suspended particles collect on the inside of the screen, and the flush valve opens to expel the buildup.
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Removal of suspended particles by sedimentation depends upon the size and specific gravity of those particles.
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The benthic suspension feeder can hide in the tube as the pressure difference between the tube ends drives water and suspended particles through the tube.
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A stroboscope was activated, illuminating a singlesuspendedparticlefrom the top of the flume and following it throughout its path.
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Smart glass technologies include electrochromic, photochromic, thermochromic,suspendedparticle, micro-blind and liquid crystal devices.
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The increased flux permits partial expansion (fluidisation) of the granular sludge bed, improving wastewater-sludge contact as well as enhancing segregation of small inactivesuspendedparticlefrom the sludge bed.
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Presumably the pigments were dispersed through rubbing the suspended particles into the white ground.
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An important result is that at low income levels there is a strong positive indirect effect of corruption on total suspended particles, dissolved oxygen demand, and suspended solids.
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Because the presence of suspended particles in the effluent can lead to inefficient disinfection, they recommend the use of multiple pass systems preceded by a filter.
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One may distinguish roughly between particles that are small (0.2-10pm) and large (50-1000pm); and between the single particle, a low and a high concentration of suspended particles.
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Suspended particles in the water help make the aureole effect more pronounced.
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In this case special attention must be paid to transfer only the foam and not the suspended particles.
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High turbidity (haziness of water due to suspended particles) was added as an impairing factor in 2000.
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Suspended particles in the stream are reduced by approximately 98% by settling tanks at the beginning of the river.
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Californium can enter the body from ingesting contaminated food or drinks or by breathing air with suspended particles of the element.
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Scattering from suspended particles also plays an important role in the color of lakes and oceans.
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