variable pitch

collocation in English

meaningsofvariableandpitch

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variable
adjective
uk
/ˈveə.ri.ə.bəl/us
/ˈver.i.ə.bəl/
likely to ...
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pitch
noun
uk
/pɪtʃ/us
/pɪtʃ/
UK
an area painted with lines for playing particular sports, ...
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(Definition ofvariableandpitchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Stress-dependent durational adjustments andvariablepitchpatterns were highlighted for speakers of both dialects, seemingly motivated by the pressure to remain in synchrony.
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Moreover, the possibility would also arise that the nurturance-indexing function of raised andvariablepitchenhances generalization of infantdirected speech features to speech to the elderly.
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Control of a bowed string withvariablepitchusing standard notation.
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Essay 5 seeks to demonstrate that at least some scribes using diastematic neumes represented melodies with more than onevariablepitchby notating them in what amounts to code.
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There are slots, there is the lifting under-carriage, there are flaps, and there is thevariablepitchpropeller.
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They introducedvariablepitchpropellers, flaps and retractable under carriages, thus transforming civil aviation and adding another 100 miles an hour to its speed.
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Work was proceeding on the performance testing of the hydraulic control mechanism of thevariablepitch propeller under the supervision of a representative of the maker's agents.
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There are people in this country who say that a combination of the diesel engine, plus the gas turbine andvariablepitchpropellers, will give us the ship we want.
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The fourth was the development, in the early 1930s, of what are called "skin stressed wings"—wings covered with metal;variablepitchairscrews, undercarriages tucked up.
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In the main propulsion field we are challenged by the introduction of aircraft-type gas turbines, extremely sophisticated and highly loaded reduction gearing,variablepitchpropellors, and automatic and remote control.
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The propellers were two-positionvariablepitch, manually set to fine before takeoff using a bicycle pump and changed automatically to coarse by a pressure sensor.
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The aircraft fuselage is made from composites and is a faired teardrop shape to ensure smooth airflow over thevariablepitchpusher propeller.
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The propulsion is realized by a permanent magnet synchronous motor with an electrical drivenvariablepitchpropeller.
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This is driven by the airflow as a windmill, and used to power the actuator of thevariablepitchpropeller.
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Variablepitchpropellers are usually found on harbour or ocean-going tugs, dredgers, cruise ships, ferries, cargo vessels and larger fishing vessels.
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