supporting structure

collocation in English

meaningsofsupportingandstructure

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supporting
adjective
uk
/səˈpɔː.tɪŋ/us
/səˈpɔːr.t̬ɪŋ/
not the most important actor or part in a film ...
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structure
noun
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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(Definition ofsupportingandstructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsupporting structure

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Thesupportingstructurecannot be seen from the ground, which adds a magic dimension to its visual perception.
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However, none of the necessarysupportingstructureexisted.
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Another important principle of design appears where thesupportingstructurewas designed as a separate and independent physical system rather than a movement space.
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Figure 19 shows, greatly exaggerated, the way a dome might crack if itssupportingstructure(buttressing half-domes or arches, for example) gave way slightly.
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The plate and itssupportingstructureact as a flying buttress supporting the main roof. 15.
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This gives the impression that the vaults are floating above, rather than loading onto, thesupportingstructure.
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The decoded structures are crucial forsupportingstructure-based grammar development and/or structure-based machine learning for relationship and event extraction.
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The control cylinder was tensioned and passed through holes in the end plates or the tunnel walls so that allsupportingstructurewas removed from the flow field.
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Any damage which was occurring was to the railway tracksupportingstructureor to deck plates both of which are capable of being repaired.
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This has removed the danger from overstressing of thesupportingstructurewhich had necessitated early demolition of the building.
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The collapse of the concrete floor appears to have been due not to premature removal of thesupportingstructurebut to unanticipated stress on the structure set up by vibration.
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Regulations are needed in this area in order to strengthen the consumer's hand and reinforce thesupportingstructureof the odd well-meaning company.
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Apart from southeast corner which has been revealed for visitors, it is not possible to see the remaining reliefs remain hidden below thesupportingstructure.
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The radiant heat from the sail changes the temperature of thesupportingstructure.
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In the same way the frieze was sculpted on slabs placed on thesupportingstructure.
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It was built with asupportingstructureof wood and steel columns, the outer walls of bricks also supporting the building.
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All that remain from the original interior are thesupportingstructurefor the organ loft, only the baptismal font and two silver candlestick holders.
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An eel ladder typically consists of four parts: an "eel ascending ramp", a "supportingstructure", a "water-feeding system", and a "side gutter".
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