Sentence examples for flexible cord from inspiring English sources

The notochord (i.e., a resilient, flexible cord of specialized cells passing through the vertebral column) is usually persistent in adults.

Normally associated with suspension bridges, the word catenary describes the curve made by a flexible cord freely suspended between two points.

The ball body is clever and works, but for smaller spaces or ones where there are fewer obstructions, the more important design features are a long, flexible cord and the vacuum wand portion, which is long and light.

Insert the thin flexible cord into the seal's groove all the way around.

Tethers — flexible cord-like members with tensile strength but low (or zero) compressive strength — have been widely used in robotics as they are robust and low-cost; they provide a means of mechanical support and leader tracking between vehicles; and they can also facilitate power sharing and communication [5].

It works like this: The fingers of the hand are controlled, like many other such hands and indeed our own, by flexible cords that run along their lengths.

Key to the program were apparently specially designed flexible cords made out of nanofibers (basically high-tech bungee cords) and a personnel team from the Navy, Air Force, and U.S. Weather Service.

The cables hold the tower upright much as some children's toys can be jerked upright by pulling tight an elastic cord, and they make it both taut and flexible in the wind.

Made of clear plastic, anchored by black elastic cords or flexible geodesic networks of cables, they can often be (gingerly) inhabited — walked through, sat in or lain on.

Commercial products include "Chewsafe™" and "CritterCord™", which are clear, flexible protective cord covers infused with a citrus-scent to keep the cat away from the cord.

Dynamic power was provided to the wrist, fingers, and thumb by elastic cords and thin, flexible thermoplastic, without the need of an outrigger, thus avoiding the need for wire bending and cutting.