Sentence examples for rearward shift from inspiring English sources
The rearward shift of either the elastic axis or gravity center axis improves the energy output while reducing the conversion efficiency.
This rearward shift freed the antennae for the development of specialized organelles sensitive to odours, sounds, vibrations, and physical contact and added more appendages (maxillipeds) to the mouthpart field.
The first mechanism results from the rearward shift of the liquid bridge in the presence of particle rolling, which causes the line of action of the pressure force within the liquid bridge to be located behind the particle centroid, inducing a torque that resists particle rolling.
The suspension is, of course, designed to take this rearward shift.
In 2003, biomechanist Peter Aerts of the University of Antwerp in Belgium suggested that bipedal running might not be adaptive but rather that it occurs as a side effect of a different adaptation: a rearward shift in the center of mass that makes a fast-moving object better able to execute sharp turns.
Indeed, MiTMAB-treated cells showed a more extreme slowing of migration over time, the formation of cell tails, and a rearward shift in adhesion protein localization, whereas MDC-treated cells did not.
For horizontal flight, the nozzles are directed rearwards by shifting the lever to the forward position; for short or vertical takeoffs and landings, the lever is pulled back to point the nozzles downwards.
The lever is placed a bit too far rearward for ideal shifting, and the clutch's iffy take-up requires practice for smooth starts.
The swept-back angle on the wing's leading edge was decreased from 48° to 42°, while the vertical stabilizers were shifted rearward and their area decreased by 20%.
Under acceleration, the car's weight shifts ponderously rearward, lightening the load on the front tires and provoking them to spin.
With the driver's foot planted deeply in the throttle, the vehicle's weight shifts slightly rearward as the big 5,181-pounder 5,181-pounder
