Sentence examples for measuring the slight from inspiring English sources

By measuring the slight differences between the original broadcast signal and the signals reflected from aircraft flying in the vicinity, it is possible to plot the position of aircraft on a screen, just as is done with conventional radar.

By measuring the slight variations in transit times caused by the gravitational interference of the inner five planets with one another, Dr. Lissauer and his colleagues were able to calculate their masses and densities.

It does this by measuring the slight shift in frequency that results when sound bounces off a moving object, known as the Doppler effect (a familiar everyday example of which is the change in the pitch of an ambulance's siren as it passes by).

Kepler, launched in March 2009, finds planets by measuring the slight periodic dimming of their parent stars, when they happen to pass between the star and Earth.

GPS, meanwhile, works by measuring the slight delays in signals sent from different satellites – and from those differences, it can work out your distance and location on a map.

For two years, it will circle this spot, the first spacecraft to do so, measuring the slight variations in temperature in cosmic microwaves that were once ultraviolet rays.

When completed, each hole will be equipped with an array of sensors, all capable of measuring the slightest movement of the ground in various frequency ranges.

It will measure the slight temperature differences in the microwave background with an accuracy within one-millionth of a degree.

The latest results from Gliese 581 were harvested from observations by two often competing teams, using telescopes in Chile and Hawaii to measure the slight gravitational tugs the star gets as its planets swing by.

They measured the slight wobble of the star as its planets tugged at it through their gravity.

It will measure the slight temperature differences in the microwave background with an incredible accuracy of one-millionth of a degree.