Sentence examples for peculiar water from inspiring English sources

But in 1844, engineer John Russell noticed an exception: A peculiar water wave that sped through a canal without any sign of weakening.

In this study, the peculiar water channel situated in the middle of the main street of the ancient Roman city of Perge is investigated.

Its peculiar blue-green water, called glacial milk, looks opaque because of the way light refracts off the silt and sediment it contains.

Though ridiculed by his teacher, Mpemba was not alone in noticing this peculiar effect of water – Aristotle, Francis Bacon and René Descartes have all written about it.

But a third study, this one in 2007, had a peculiar finding: drinking water 30 minutes before a meal reduced calorie intake and feelings of hunger in older adults, but had little effect on subjects under 35.

High values are obtained in organic solvents other than methanol or ethanol, and the peculiar influence of water is shown.

The souls who inhabit the two communities packed into the tip of the Bronx -- Port Morris and Mott Haven -- must live with this peculiar albatross, where they have water, water everywhere, yet not a spot to glimpse it.

The swimmer's blend of balletic grace and primal strength are both lent a peculiar charm by the water itself, the presence (and, in one comic scene, the absence of water) of which Vigo turns into a shimmering swirl of surrealistic wonders.

"There are some peculiar aspects to the water in that part of the Atlantic," Mr. Kimberlain said.

There is even a section of the Rosenwach water tank peculiar to New York roofs, and a pigeon coop that evokes the sport of rooftop pigeon racing.

Antarctic notothenioids radiated over millions of years in subzero waters, evolving peculiar features, such as antifreeze glycoproteins and absence of heat shock response.