Sentence examples for widened the surface from inspiring English sources
Water poured in so rapidly, the Columbia researchers said, that it would have widened the surface of the lake by as much as a mile a day, submerging the original shoreline and causing any population to flee.
By way of further variation, he might hold the seam in such a way that it will oscillate gently on its way down the pitch, effectively widening the surface area of the stitching so that, on pitching, it might stand more chance of gripping: the famous wobble-ball.
A possible explanation is that the ruptures widened near the surface with thick, soft volcanic sediments and steep volcanic topography.
In the study, participants placed a hot water bottle at their feet, which widened the blood vessels on the surface of the skin, thereby increasing heat loss.
The incorporation of TiO2 nano-particles in the coatings decreased the thickness, increased the micro-cracks and widened the micro-pores on coating surface when unipolar waveform was applied.
Because light does not reach the floor of most of the caves, perhaps they extend much deeper than these lower estimates and widen below the surface.
Ma et al. (2003) attributed the seismological characteristics to a slip mechanism involving elastohydrodynamic lubrication, inferring that increased pressure of viscous gouge widened the gap between the fault surfaces, thereby reducing the contact areas of asperities and decreasing the levels of high-frequency radiation and friction.
The channel in proximity of the catalytic site allows accommodation of long lipid chains and widens towards the surface of the protein.
Groundwater pumping effects and surface-water withdrawals from the lake widened the imbalance.
He and his team widened the razor's handle so that it could be held like a paintbrush, making it easier to maneuver around delicate surfaces.
