vertical distance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofverticalanddistance
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vertical
adjective
uk/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/us/ˈvɝː.t̬ə.kəl/
standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface ...
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distance
noun
uk/ˈdɪs.təns/us/ˈdɪs.təns/
the amount of space between ...
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(Definition ofverticalanddistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Creativity allows for the comparison of theverticaldistancebetween them by tracing horizontal bands that span the width of the diamond shape.
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It is applied to the maximumverticaldistancebetween the distributions.
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The parameter is the steepness s, which is theverticaldistancefrom trough to crest divided by the wavelength.
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Choosing the vertical palm alignment makes the algorithm conservative, since a rotated palm requires lessverticaldistance.
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This process iterates until theverticaldistancebetween vertices covers the entire region interest.
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Some moths sampled in the canopy may have been attracted from the understorey, and vice versa (verticaldistancebetween collecting sites 25-45 m).
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The largest span height is defined as the largestverticaldistancebetween two consecutive ungraspable elevations.
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Verticaldistancewas measured with the rangefinder whenever necessary.
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The altitudinal range of a species was estimated as theverticaldistancebetween the highest and lowest sites where the species was found.
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The height (verticaldistancefrom the highest point to the ground) was measured using a horizontal pole and weighted line.
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We defined height as theverticaldistancefrom the ground to the uppermost apical meristem.
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Added to theverticaldistanceof 45 units, this results in little more than 78'12 units, the value for the total height in the extreme position.
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This hypothesis assumes that (1) bacterial survival in mountain areas can be estimated from the in vitro experiments and (2) theverticaldistancecan be neglected.
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However, our analysis indicates that in the expression for the fluid pressure there are additional terms, independent of theverticaldistance, which they have not taken into account.
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Greaterverticaldistancebetween constraints represents decreasing likelihood of ranking reversal.
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For a given amount of compressed air, two-hose systems can have lessverticaldistancebetween the machine and applicator.
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To find the distance of subsequent move, measure theverticaldistancefrom the peak of the head to the neckline.
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For instance, some studies have used theverticaldistanceof the hip joint from the ground, while others have used total leg length.
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The advantages of high altitude include slightly lessverticaldistance, lower air resistance and air pressure is lower (which generally improves thrust).
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