Sentence examples for on a sloping surface from inspiring English sources

The downhill transport of atoms on a sloping surface dominates at normal incidence, which suppresses the evolution of surface irregularities to form a rough surface.

The cross on the top is crooked, because the screw hole in the knob it stands on was set at an angle, suggesting that originally it was not meant to occupy the top of the crown but to go on a sloping surface, possibly the curve of the foremost arch.

However, this limitation can be overcome by including a term in the rheological formulation that describes the stopping of the flow on a sloping surface (e.g. Hungr and McDougall 2009; Naef et al. 2006; Rickenmann et al. 2006).

For example, sapping, as defined by Hagerty (1991) involves exfiltration over a broad area on a sloping surface such that large lenticular cavities appear as a result of concentrated seepage which removes soil particles at the exit point and increases the diameter of the evolving channel over time.

Having narrowly pulled his approach at the 11th to the left of the green, García was on the fringe but had his path partially blocked by a patch of long grass that required a deft chip on to a sloping surface.

Out from his bottomless "utility sock" comes an enormous ramp, which, as the cow cheerily notes before clomping on down, is "a sloping surface that goes from high to low".

Even better, set up a sloping surface on top of the air-conditioner (sheet metal or plastic) and then cover it with the carpet.

The first catchment showed high heavy metal and trace element contents associated with peat accumulation on sloping terrain, as ground water discharges at a spring on a rather steeply sloping surface.

Combined sensing also discriminates better between walking with or without an external load as well as between walking on a flat or sloping surface compared with acceleration alone.

Toyo Ito wanted the building to follow the natural slope of the land, so Kazuko had to design sofas and benches for the first floor that would sit comfortably on the sloping surface.

Cliffs or drop-offs are not the issue here, it's simply the ice on the sloping surface that makes it very difficult to get into the canyon.