timing mechanism
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timing
noun
uk/ˈtaɪ.mɪŋ/us/ˈtaɪ.mɪŋ/
the time when ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
uk/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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Moreover, any combination of the aforementioned media can also benefit from itstimingmechanismwhich would warrant greater coordination between the parts.
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We wish to emphasize, however, the importance of adding atimingmechanismto theoretical accounts of language dysfunction in schizophrenia.
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Timingmechanismin the specific adhesion of cells.
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Saccadic programs are initiated autonomously, by atimingmechanism, so as to maintain a mean rate of eye movements.
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One would therefore expect to find a commontimingmechanismthat links visual perception and motor control.
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We emphasize, however, the importance of atimingmechanismfor any theoretical account of language dysfunction in this disorder.
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We suggest, however, that it may be necessary to add atimingmechanismto the theoretical account.
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As a second consideration, we suggest that inclusion of atimingmechanismin theoretical accounts is necessary to explain the full range of language dysfunction in this disorder.
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For example, if these three seemingly distinct systems share the same underlying neural mechanisms, then it follows that they must also share a commontimingmechanism.
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Hence, we suggest that the requirement for fluctuating temperature, in addition to being a sensor for 'exposed' seed sites, is also effectively acting as a germinationtimingmechanism.
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Calvin (1983b) has further proposed that thetimingmechanisminvolved in throwing has subsequently been co-opted into motor sequencing more generally, particularly in speech.
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Therefore, we suggest, in addition to the 'gap' and 'depth' sensing hypothesis, that detection of shallow water will effectively act as a germinationtimingmechanism.
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Anything wrong with thetimingmechanismcould have resulted in great loss of life.
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There must be a much greater scrutiny of thetimingmechanismso that these areas are not blighted for years in advance.
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A new form of mathematics is being used in thetimingmechanismhere.
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The time for which a shutter remains open (exposure time, often called shutter speed) is determined by atimingmechanism.
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Dionysius then applied another cosmologicaltimingmechanismbased on precession of the equinoxes (that had only been discovered about six centuries earlier).
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Note, however, that thetimingmechanismis an independent unit and is not measuring the objective function of the lighting system.
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A seasonal photoperiodictimingmechanismis responsible for increasing the antifreeze protein levels with concentrations reaching their highest in the winter.
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The camera's internal exposuretimingmechanismdisengages below the 1/2 second setting.
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