Sentence examples for lengthwise axis from inspiring English sources

Shear modulus, numerical constant that describes the elastic properties of a solid under the application of transverse internal forces such as arise, for example, in torsion, as in twisting a metal pipe about its lengthwise axis.

In contrast, the lengthwise axis of the bridge displays often significant deviations from arch to arch.

The vibration exposure was an amplitude-modulated 10 Hz signal applied along the lengthwise horizontal axis of the bed by electrodynamic shakers with a frequency response of 5 40 Hz mounted to the underside of the bed frame.

The position of data-loggers on the back of birds was lengthwise relative to body axis, with the domed head facing the direction of the head of the animal.

After polymerization, the specimens were sectioned lengthwise along the longer axis of the implant, using a high-precision diamond saw, to about 150  μm, and ground down to approximately 30  μm.

Fold each piece of paper as follows: Fold it exactly in half lengthwise (along the long axis).

They were aligned lengthwise in the north-south axis during experiments.

However, the nanoparticles formed by the N-strep connector, which displayed an ellipsoid shape (see section on imaging the N-strep nanoparticles) were 30 nm (transverse, major axis) by 24 nm (lengthwise, minor axis), displaying a 5- or 10-fold rotational symmetry.

Particles were found to preferentially lie along the major axis (transverse) as opposed to the minor axis (lengthwise).

Plan A was selected as reference being rotated around of axis "z" so that the kidney was in lengthwise position.

The two alpha-helices within this domain in one pol γ-β protomer interact with those in the other protomer to form a four-helix bundle, a common protein fold that is characterized by four helices packed against each other, in a roughly lengthwise configuration, at a specific angle relative to a virtual central axis (Kamtekar and Hecht 1995; Carrodeguas et al. 2001).