Curved Sentence Examples
The black checkers are flat and the white ones curved on top.
The full lips curved into a shy smile as she stepped eagerly forward to meet him.
At one point the road became one lane and curved around the face of a cliff.
She continued faster, and followed the corridor as it curved to the left.
The curved surfaces of the cylinder and of the cone are developable surfaces; i.e.
Fore feet with five sub-equal toes, with compressed, slightly curved pointed claws.
The large cones stand erect on the branches, are cylindrical in shape, and have long bracts, the curved points of which project beyond the scales.
On the hind foot the nails are long, curved and pointed, and the web extends only to their base.
Suess pointed out that it was surrounded by a curved line of earth-fracture, following an arc drawn from a centre in the Lipari Islands, from Catanzaro to Etna, and so westward; within this arc he held that the crust of the earth is gradually sinking, and is in an unstable condition.
In the other venomous snakes (viperines and crotalines) the maxillary bone is very short, and is armed with a single very long curved fang with a canal and aperture at each end.
AdvertisementIt is customary to have a curved sheet iron roof or bonnet when the cage is used for raising or lowering the miners, to protect them from injury by falling materials.
They are applied on one side of the cage only, forming a complete vertical railway, carried by iron cross sleepers, with proper seats for the rails instead of wooden buntons; the cage is guided by curved shoes of a proper section to cover the heads of the rails.
Where the water has little motion it is almost straight; where the current is considerable it is curved, with its convexity towards the stream.
From the centre, processes (s) go to circumference(t), ending in curved placentaries bearing the ovules.
This shape is most suitable for planing uneven timber, as inequalities are "hooked off" by the curved blade.
AdvertisementThe well-preserved amphitheatre, the subterranean parts of which below the arena are intact, with a main passage down the centre, a curved passage all round with holes for trap doors in its roof, and numerous small chambers, also with trap doors in their vaulted roofs for admitting the wild beasts, whose cages were on the other side of the curved passage, to the arena, are especially interesting.
The term " mensuration " is therefore ordinarily restricted to the measurement of areas and volumes, and of certain simple curved lengths, such as the circumference of a circle.
It might, therefore, be described as that branch of mathematics which deals with formulae for calculating the numerical measurements of curved lengths, areas and volumes, in terms of numerical data which determine these measurements.
The plate has a circular groove in its face and the block has a corresponding curved groove.
Experiments may be made with plane and curved mirrors to verify these laws, but it is necessary to use short waves, in order to diminish diffraction effects.
AdvertisementA curved chain supported the obique chains and kept them straight.
But girders may have curved chords and then the stresses in the web are diminished.
The girders are of the Whipple Murphy type, but with curved top booms. The bridges.
The weasel is an elegant little animal, with elongated slender body, back much arched, head small and flattened, ears short and rounded, neck long and flexible, limbs short, five toes on each foot, all with sharp, com - pressed, curved claws, tail rather short, slender, cylindrical, and pointed at the tip, and fur short and close.
Tongue arrowshaped, covered with curved papillae.
AdvertisementAnd a strange division of the shekel in 10 (probably therefore connected with this decimal mina) is shown by a series of bronze weights (44) with four curved sides and marked with circles (British Museum, place unknown), which may be Romano-Gallic, averaging 125/10.
The triangle is here an irregular one, consisting of a narrow base to which one end of the string was fixed, while the second side, forming a slightly obtuse angle with the base, consisted of a wide and slightly curved sound-board pierced with holes through which the other end of the strings passed, being either knotted or wound round pegs.
The bark is red, like that of the Scots fir, deeply furrowed, with the ridges often much curved and twisted.
Limopsidae.-Shell orbicular, hinge curved, ligament longer transversely than antero-posteriorly; foot elongate, pointed anteriorly and posteriorly.
When springing up among rocks or on ledges, the stem sometimes becomes much curved, and, with its spreading boughs and pendent branchlets, often forms a striking and picturesque object in alpine passes and steep ravines.
The remaining and more typical members of the family, one of which is aquatic, are characterized by their short incisors, the strong masseteric ridges on the sides of the lower jaw, the long and curved par-occipitals and the palate contracted in front.
The area of the surface included between this curve and its base is found - the first known instance of a quadrature of a curved surface.
The upper incisors have persistent pulps, and are curved longitudinally, forming a semicircle as in rodents; they are, however, not flattened from before backwards as in that order, but prismatic, with an antero-external, an anterointernal and a posterior surface, the first two only being covered with enamel; their tips are consequently not chisel-shaped, but sharp-pointed.
The terminal phalange of the inner (or second) digit is deeply cleft, and has a peculiar long curved claw, the others having short broad nails.
The lower canines are large and directed upwards and outwards, and slightly curved backwards.
The actual harbour of Zeebrugge is small and is formed by a long curved mole on the western side, whose assault was an important part of the operation.
A widespread disease known as pocket-plums or bladderplums is due to an ascomycetous fungus, Exoascus pruni, the mycelium of which lives parasitically in the tissues of the host plant, passes into the ovary of the flower and causes the characteristic malformation of the fruit which becomes a deformed, sometimes curved or flattened, wrinkled dry structure, with a hollow occupying the place of the stone; the bladder plums are yellow at first, subsequently dingy red.
The two curved metal plates constitute the field plates and must have original charges imparted to them of opposite sign.
Here prevailing granite and diabase give rise to a complicated mountain system through which the rivers cleave their way in a curved and irregular course.
The primary graphite (§ 26) generally forms a coarse, nearly continuous skeleton of curved black plates, like those shown in fig.
The best glaziers' diamonds are chosen from crystals such that a natural curved edge can be used.
The Egyptian goose (chenalopex) is figured in the XVIIIth dynasty as sacred to Ammon; but his most frequent and celebrated incarnation was the woolly sheep with curved (" Ammon") horns (as opposed to the oldest native breed with long horizontal twisted horns and hairy coat, sacred to Khnum or Chnumis).
If the loaded rod is elastic its lower end may be fixed in a stand, and the spherically curved base w is no longer required.
The flint knives of the time of Menes are finely curved (19), with a handle-notch; by the end of the lInd Dynasty they were much coarser (20) and almost straight in.
Long thin one-edged knives of iron begin about 800 B.C. Various forms of one-edged iron knives, straight (24) and curved (25), belong to Roman times.
The falchion with a curved blade (62) belongs to the XVIIIth-XXth Dynasty.
Shovel-boards, to hold in right (93) or left hand for scraping up the grain in winnowing, are usual in the XVIIIth Dynasty, and are figured in use in the Old Kingdom Pruning knives with curved blades (94) are Italic, and were made of iron by the Romans.
The neck is long and curved, and its vertebrae are remarkable for the position of the canal for the transmission of the vertebral artery, which does not perforate the transverse process, but passes obliquely through the anterior part of the pedicle of the arch.
In the upper jaw there is a compressed, sharp-pointed, tusk-like incisor near the hind edge of the premaxilla, followed in the male at least by a moderate-sized, pointed, curved canine in the anterior part of the maxilla.
Next to the latter is a curved, sub-erect canine, followed after an interval by an isolated minute and often deciduous simple conical premolar; then a contiguous series of one premolar and three molars, which differ from those of recent species of Camelus in having a small accessory column at the anterior outer edge.
Its short curved horns and skull are enormously massive.
If the line of connection preserves always the same position, the path of contact coincides with it, and is straight; in other cases the path of contact is curved.
For a smaller pitch-circle the flanks would be convex and in- curved or under-cut, which would be inconvenient; therefore the C smallest wheel of a set should FIG.
The length L of an endless belt connecting a pair of pulleys whose effective radii are r,, r,, with parallel axes whose distance apart is c, is given by the following formulae, in each of which the first term, containing the radical, expresses the length of the straight parts of the belt, and the remainder of the formula the length of the curved parts.
Deflecting Force for Translation in a Curved Path.In machinery, deflecting force is supplied by the tenacity of some piece, such as a crank, which guides the deflected body in its curved path, and is unbalanced, being employed in producing deflexion, and not in balancing another force.
The cerci in Japyx are not, as usual, jointed feelers, but strong, curved appendages forming a forceps as in earwigs.
These are strongly marked about Broaddus Lake and the curved ramparts of the Castles on the Rhine.
This is also the earliest form in the Latin alphabet, but forms with the upright turned to the right as in a modern Q are found in the Republican period, while this tail becomes longer and curved in the early Empire.
The leaves are rather short, curved, and often twisted; the male catkins, in dense cylindrical whorls, fill the air of the forest with their sulphur-like pollen in May or June, and fecundate the purple female flowers, which, at first sessile and erect, then become recurved on a lengthening stalk; the ovate cones, about the length of the leaves, do not reach maturity until the autumn of the following year, and the seeds are seldom scattered until the third spring; the cone-scales terminate in a pyramidal FIG.
In it are carried, by literati and merchants, the pen-case and a roll of paper; its voluminous folds are used as pockets; by the bazaar people and villagers, porters and merchants servants, a small sheath knife is struck in it; while by farrashes, the carpet-spreader class, a large khanjar, or curved dagger, with a heavy ivory handle, is carried.
In the centre is a grass mound, raised to the height of the hedges, and on this mound is a pagoda, approached by a curved grass path.
The mass of twisted flexures, the curved wrinkles that end the Suliman system, is occupied by true Baluchis, the Marri and Bugti sections of the great Rind confederation of tribes owning an Arabic origin.
The fore-paws have five digits, each armed with a strong, curved claw.
The fore-limbs are small with subequal toes, armed with strong, moderately long, curved claws.
In the rat-kangaroos, or kangaroo-rats, as they are called in Australia, constituting the sub-family Potoroinae, the first upper incisor is narrow, curved, and much exceeds the others in length; the upper canines are persistent, flattened, blunt and slightly curved, and the first two premolars of both jaws have large, simple, compressed crowns, with a nearly straight or slightly concave free cutting-edge, and both outer and inner surfaces usually marked by a series of parallel, vertical grooves and ridges.
Forefeet narrow; the three middle toes considerably exceeding the first and fifth in length and their claws long, compressed and but slightly curved.
Vegetative cells, cylindric but curved more or less spirally.
In the skull the socket of the eye is surrounded by bone; while the dentition begins to approximate to the camel type - notably by the circumstance that the lower canine is either separated by a gap from the outermost incisors, or that its crown assumes a backwardly curved shape.
Above these rise the towers of the Roman Catholic cathedral, the high curved roofs of the royal audience halls, the palace gateways, and the showy buildings of the Russian and French legations.
The feet have broad, naked, tuberculated soles; the forefeet with five distinct toes, each furnished with a long, strong and slightly curved nail, the first and fifth considerably shorter than the other three.
The hindfeet have a very short nailless first toe; the second, third and fourth toes partially united by integument, of nearly equal length; the fifth distinct and rather shorter; these four are provided with long and curved nails.
Again, if the displacements be such that one curved surface rolls without sliding on another the reaction, whether normal or tangential, at the point of contact may be ignored.
The line of resistance is a line traversing all the centres of resistance of a series of joints,its form, in the positions intermediate between the actual joints of the structure, being determined by supposing the pieces and their loads to be subdivided by the introduction of intermediate joints ad snfinstum, and finding the continuous line, curved or straight, in which the intermediate centres of resistance are all situated, however great their number.
He thus showed that at a curved part of the surface, a superficial particle would be urged towards the centre of curvature of the surface, and he gave reasons for concluding that this force is proportional to the sum of the curvatures of the surface in two normal planes at right angles to each other.
Let us examine the case in which the particle m is placed at a distance z from a curved stratum of the substance, whose principal radii of curvature are R 1 and R2.
When the surface is curved, the effect of the surface-tension is to make the pressure on the concave side exceed the pressure on the convex side by T (1 /R I i /R 2), where T is the intensity of the surface-tension and R 1, R2 are the radii of curvature of any two sections normal to the surface and to each other.
If three fluids which do not mix are in contact with each other, the three surfaces of separation meet in a line, straight or curved.
Curved and spiral forms. Any of the elongated forms described above may be curved or sinuous or twisted into a corkscrewlike spiral instead of straight.
It not unfrequently happens, however, that groups of cells break away from their former connexion as longer or shorter straight or curved filaments, or as solid masses.
Nearly Ioo stone implements were excavated - axes, hammer axes, stone hammers and mauls - which, according to Dr Gowland, who superintended the work, had been used not only for breaking the rude blocks into regular forms, but also for working down their faces to a level or curved surface.
The shell is narrower at the posterior end and is slightly curved to the dorsal side.
Shell curved with greatest diameter at anterior aperture and diminishing gradually to posterior.
Another discussed conduction in curved sheets; a third the distribution of electricity in two influencing spheres; a fourth the deter mination of the constant on which depends the intensity of induced currents; while others were devoted to Ohm's law, the motion of electricity in submarine cables, induced magnetism, &c. In other papers, again, various miscellaneous topics were treated - the thermal conductivity of iron, crystalline reflection and refraction, certain propositions in the thermodynamics of solution and vaporization, &c. An important part of his work was contained in his Vorlesungen fiber mathematische Physik (1876), in which the principles of dynamics, as well as various special problems, were treated in a somewhat novel and original manner.
The next island in size to Bahrein is Moharek, curved in shape, and about 5 m.
The Eastern Division, lying to the east of the zone of New Red Sandstone, may be defined on the west by a slightly curved line drawn from the estuary of the Tees through Leicester and Stratford-on-Avon to the estuary of the Severn, and thence through Glastonbury to Sidmouth.
Such curved chains are repeated about the Pacific Ocean in the Kurile Islands, the Japanese chain, the Philippines, &c. The general elevation is greatest in the eastern islands and least in the western.
Freshfield,' " consists of a number of short parallel or curved horseshoe ridges, crowned with rocky peaks and enclosing basins filled by the neves of great glaciers..
In characters of such importance as the structure of the hand and foot, the lower apes diverge extremely from the gorilla; thus the thumb ceases to be opposable in the American monkeys, and in the marmosets is directed forwards, and armed with a curved claw like the other digits, the great toe in these latter being insignificant in proportion.
The men scarcely ever appear without a long curved knife, generally they carry shield and spear as well.
The mouth is armed with sharp, slightly curved teeth, of uniform size, varying in number from forty to fifty on each side of both jaws.
It has no sharp boundary, its brightness diminishes rapidly as we recede from the limb, and such structure as it shows consists of long streaks or filaments extending outwards from the limb in broad curved sweeps.
The takin, which may be compared in size to a Kerry cow, is a clumsily built brute with yellowish-brown hair and curiously curved horns, which recall those of the South African white-tailed gnu.
It may even eddy backwards, as indicated by the curved arrows, and it is no uncommon thing, in walking up a steep hill in the contrary direction to the flight of the clouds, to find that the rain is coming from behind.
To illustrate its use, assume the case of a mean rainfall of 50 in., figured in the right-hand column at the end of a curved line, and of 14 in.
The ordinate to any point upon this curved line then represents on the left-hand scale the maximum continuous yield per day for each acre of drainage area, from a reservoir whose capacity is equal to the corresponding abscissa.
We find on the left-hand scale of yield that the height of the ordinate drawn to the 50-inch mean rainfall curve from 200,000 on the capacity scale, is 1457 gallons per day per acre; and the straight radial line, which cuts the point of intersection of the curved line and the co-ordinates, tells us that this reservoir will equalize the flow of the two driest consecutive years.
The mean sea-level is shown by the horizontal line aa, dotted where it passes through the land, and the natural mean level of saturation bb, above the sea-level, by a curved dot and dash line.
For small supplies such a well may be perfectly successful; but however small the quantity drawn, it must obviously have the effect of diminishing the volume of fresh water, which contributes to the maintenance of the level of saturation above the sea-level; and with further pumping the fresh water would be so far drawn upon that the mean level of saturation would sink, first to a curved figure - a cone of depression - such as that represented by the new level of saturation dd, and later to the figure represented by the lines ee, in which the level of saturation has everywhere been drawn below the mean sea-level.
Here the straining of the original horizontal puddle in settling down is indicated in a purposely exaggerated way by the curved lines.
The latter dam is curved in plan, the radius being 740 ft.
Space forbids a discussion of the proposals to classify corals after the minute structure of their coralla, but it will suffice to say that it has been shown that the septa of all corals are built up of a number of curved bars called trabeculae, each of which is composed of a number of nodes.
Driving pulleys are usually constructed of cast iron, and are of circular form, having a central nave by which they are secured to the shaft by keys or other fastenings, and straight or curved arms connecting the nave to the rim, which latter is of a form adapted to the connector.
The number of the arms is arbitrary, and they may be curved to diminish the liability to fracture from contraction in the cooling of the cast iron, but in other respects are preferably straight, since they are then lighter and stronger.
In practice the pulley rim is curved to a radius of from three to five times its breadth, and this not only guides the belt, but allows the line of direction of the advancing side to deviate to a small extent, depending on the elasticity of the material.
The university is well-equipped with laboratories, the psychological laboratory, the laboratories of Sibley college and the hydraulic laboratory of the college of civil engineering being especially noteworthy; the last is on Fall Creek, where a curved concrete masonry dam has been built, forming Beebe Lake.
With their broad, straight backs, curved ribs, and capacious quarters, they carry a great weight of carcass upon strong, wide-standing legs.
The rams sometimes have small, curved, wide horns like those of the Cheviot ram.
It was inlaid with ivory or in some cases made of it, had curved legs but no back, and could be folded up like a camp-stool.
Of C. coscoroba Mr Gibson remarks (Ibis, 1880, pp. 36, 37) that its "note is a loud trumpet-call," and that it swims with "the neck curved and the wings raised after the true swan model."
The stem is monostelic, the vascular tissues being separated into curved groups comparable with collateral vascular bundles, which surround the pith.
From each end of the house a curved colonnade and a pavement lead westerly to a row of out-buildings which partially enclose a bowling green and spacious lawn with shaded drives and walks, and beautiful gardens (with trees planted by Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Lafayette and others).
Considered as a curved surface, concentric with the earth, a tangent plane to such a surface is the plane of the horizon.
He has a small dolichocephalous head, prominent nose somewhat curved and high but depressed at the tip, high narrow forehead with projecting brows, oval face and dark eyes.
In size and plumage the two sexes offer a striking contrast, the male weighing about 4 lb, its plumage for the most part of a rich glossy black shot with blue and purple, the lateral tail feathers curved outwards so as to form, when raised, a fan-like crescent, and the eyebrows destitute of feathers and of a bright vermilion red.
The latter expand in front, and are curved downwards to form the semicircular alveolar border which supports the large incisor teeth.
They slope obliquely forwards, and end in curved, compressed, hamular processes.
The pisiform is large and prominent, flattened and curved; it articulates partly with the cuneiform and partly with the lower end of the radius.
Its posterior end rests against the anterior surface of the transverse process of the atlas, from which it extends forwards and downwards, slightly curved, to beneath the ramus of the jaw.
The stomach of the horse is simple in its external form, with a largely developed right cul de sac, and is a good deal curved on itself, so that the cardiac and pyloric orifices are brought near together.
Immediately within the opening of the nostril, the respiratory canal sends off on its upper and outer side a blind pouch (" false nostril ") of conical form, and curved, 2 to 3 in.
The more strongly curved surface is placed next the eye, the other serves at the same time as specimen carrier.
In other fine adjustments by means of springs and balance wheels either a micrometer screw is moved (Zeiss), or a curved disk fixed to the balance wheel is turned (Leitz), or an oblique disk arranged more or less in a circle and attached to the balance wheel is revolved (Reichert).
The latitude of a point on the earth's surface is its angular distance from the equator, measured on the curved surface of the earth.
The false axis, a b c d, is formed by successive generations of unifloral axes, the flowers being arranged along one side alternately and in a double row; had the bracts been developed they would have formed a similar double row on the opposite side of the false axis; the whole inflorescence is represented as curved on itself.
They are generally of a more or less oval or elliptical form, or they may be globular, as in Mercurialis annua; at other times linear or clavate, curved, flexuose, or sinuose, as in bryony and gourd.
Pollen-grains are also spherical; cylindrical and curved, as in Tradescantia virginica; C From Vines' Students' Text-Book of Botany, by permission of Swan Sonnenschein & Co.
Frequently the margins of the carpels, which fold in to the centre, split there into two lamellae, each of which is curved outwards and projects into the FIG.
From the centre, processes go to circumference, ending in curved placentas bearing the ovules.
The ovary is usually of a more or less spherical or curved form, sometimes smooth and uniform on its surface, at other times hairy and grooved.
Curved ovules are found in Cruciferae, and Caryophyllaceae.
He discovered a simpler method of quadrating parabolas than that of Archimedes, and a method of finding the greatest and the smallest ordinates of curved lines analogous to that of the then unknown differential calculus.
The otter has an elongated, low body, short limbs, short broad feet, with five toes on each, connected together by webs, and all with short, moderately strong, compressed, curved, pointed claws.
The design was nice, with its high ceiling and curved back set with modern appliances.
One 14th century window has an elegant curved ogee arch and there are attractively carved corbels around other windows.
The forward fuselage is completed by a curved balsa sheet top decking, with block balsa under the nose.
Discreet seating areas are created with curved upholstered banquettes in ochre Lelievre fabric, covered with Andrew Martin silk velvets.
He has a quick eye & sharply curved beak.
Highgate birch The contemporary styling, with smoothly curved corners, works beautifully with the solid birch framed door design.
Very slowly he turned his head, and found himself looking up the slightly curved blade of a Servii saber.
The side walls are timber framed with four large panels per bay and curved diagonal braces at the ends.
The cast brass handgrip has spear head shaped mounting plates and a good, curved grip.
The more slender males measure between 10 to 30cm long and have a curved tail with two spicules, but no copulatory bursa.
Very grand proposals were were produced a main block with a vast dome, a portico and attached curved colonnades leading to symmetrical pavilions.
Small cup with vertical curved lip, horizontal, upturned handles, short stem and slightly conical base.
A curved window called the cornea first focuses the light.
A large pupil and highly curved cornea admit plenty of light to keep the image on the retina bright.
Decorated headstone, simple lancet curved top, with carved border, central carved crucifix with flowers and leaves at the base.
It has a gently curved scratch resistant sapphire crystal which to the front and steel back.
The crown is screwed down and it has a curved sapphire crystal, and mineral glass display back.
The tail can be carried high and curved, in a tight curl or curved over.
Curved Ridge is a Mod and is perfectly doable in the wet.
Ask too about our specialist range of curved or eyebrow dormer designs.
The better known Bourdon gage works by allowing the pressure into a curved tube, itself of a slightly elliptical cross section.
The hand carved finials at each corner complement the curved tops of the panels.
Shown here in chrome with a curved back silver firebox, which is also available in black.
Unusual lilac shaped curved florets in flattish heads which are also slightly fragrant.
They can mount on flat or curved surfaces using the convenient border grommets to tie or fasten down.
Most strapped spades, forks and shovels have hafts with curved points.
Standard Pattern headboard " Pines Express " Only this inter-regional service brought a BR cast aluminum curved headboard onto SR metals.
There were masks and a curved sword with a jeweled hilt.
It can also be caused by a condition called keratoconus, in which the cornea thins and becomes more curved.
It can become very curved - doctors call this kyphosis.
The powerful curved ceramic ferrite magnets contained in Aquamag produce a super field of high magnetic flux.
It would then use its incredibly long, curved upper mandible to probe under any dislodged bark or moss.
The long curved lake in the valley bottom seems otherworldly in the twilight.
Conditions under which the perfect hexagonal packing of curved tubular structures may exist are formulated.
Some of the window panes are of curved glass.
This is currently performed with a curved plastic tube, which requires the presence of a trained paramedic in order to administer it correctly.
The surface will be very slightly curved, just perceptible to the eye.
This range just oozes comfort, with its gently rounded arms, curved back and incredibly plump seat cushions.
They vary in appearance between different localities, but common features include stems covered with short stiff hairs and curved prickles.
In the Dales, the favorite type of knitting stick was a shape known as the goose quill, which was curved and elegant.
The precise nature of injection molding allows exact curved shapes with reinforcing diagonal ribbing on the structural components of the pool.
But the problem on the £ 800,000 project was that the curved roofline ruled out the use of normal single lap roof tiles.
There is a small roundel with inset curved cross.
When the upper sloping sides are curved it is called segmental.
Use the Imation red logo in the curved shape.
When the lens is more curved, the top image appears sharper.
The curved phyllodes resemble small sickles and are a distinctive feature of koa trees and can often be seen on trees at the roadside.
Indeed, upon entering the hotel you're greeted by the sight of a lovely curved staircase leading up to guestrooms.
The bars join the roof within the curved white soffit on the underside of the projecting roof.
The Florence arch is made from machined pressure impregnated softwood with a laminated curved top.
Hold this stretch for a few seconds before slowly coming back up through a curved spine.
The curved spout gives easy access to watering from a distance.
The living room, spacious and comfortable, is given a regal air by the impressive curved marble stairway up to the mezzanine lounge.
To do this raptors have very strong legs and powerful feet with very sharp curved talons.
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It has squarish ears and a short curved tragus with a blunt round end.
Its upper incisors form long curved tusks of ivory.
If you need veneering or a curved panels made for whatever reason please call for a quote.
Comb of Type 4, with deeply curved cross-section; much weathered and unornamented length 136 mm.
X-ray scattering, have suggested the formation of curved, type II, lipid interfaces.
Years ago, (I think in my teen) thy found on my spine X-ray that I had a curved spine.
In actuality each one is a curved meridian running from pole to pole, crossing the zenith or overhead position of its planet.
Its great abundance of curved trunks and boughs rendered the oak peculiarly valuable to the shipwright when the process of bending timber artificially was less understood; the curved pieces are still useful for knees.
A washer of thin flexible mica G concentric with the carbon button is carried by the brass disk, and projecting over the edge of this is held firmly against the rim of the cylindrical wall of the case by an annular brass collar H, which is screwed upon the outer curved surface of this wall.
One hundred circuits are connected to the outgoing portion of each switch, and the contacts upon which they terminate are arranged in a number of horizontal rows upon the face of a curved surface, at whose axis a vertical shaft is placed.
Of the European kinds one of the most important and best marked forms is the white poplar or abele, P. alba, a tree of large size, with rounded spreading head and curved branches, which, like the trunk, are covered with a greyish white bark, becoming much furrowed on old stems. The leaves are ovate or nearly round in general outline, but with deeply waved, more or less lobed and indented margins and cordate base; the upper side is of a dark green tint, but the lower surface is clothed with a dense white down, which likewise covers the young shoots - giving, with the bark, a hoary aspect to the whole tree.
The coloring matters are not dissolved in the stroma of the chrornoplast, but exist as amorphous granules, with or without the presence of a protein crystal, or in the form of fine crystalline needles, frequently curved and sometimes present in large numbers, which are grouped together in various ways in bundles and give the plastids their fusiform or triangular crystalline shape.
Ostwald has made the further proposal that the formulae of solids should be printed in heavy type (or within square brackets), of liquids (solutions, &c.) in ordinary type, and of gases in italics (or within curved brackets), so that the physical state of the substances 'might be indicated by the equation itself.
In these buildings there is a great preference for apsidal terminations to the internal chambers, and the façades are as a rule slightly curved.
The proof that the area of a circle is proportional to the square of its diameter would therefore precede the proof that the perimeter is proportional to the diameter; the former property is the easier to grasp, since the conception of the length of a curved line as the limit of the sum of a number of straight lengths presents special difficulties.
The curved surface of any right cylinder (whether circular or not) becomes a rectangle, and therefore its area =length X perimeter of base.
The curved surface of a right circular cone becomes a sector of a circle, and its area = 2 slant height X perimeter of base.
This surface may be split up into elements, each of which is equal to a corresponding element of the curved surface of the circumscribing cylinder, so that 3Xa2=curved surface of cylinder=2a.
He showed that the surface of a segment is equal to the area of the circle whose radius equals the distance from the vertex to the base of the segment; that the surface of the entire sphere is equal to the curved surface of the circumscribing cylinder, and to four times the area of a great circle of the sphere; and that the volume is twothirds that of the circumscribing cylinder.
Squirrels of this and the' other arboreal groups have the bodily form slender and agile, the tail long and bushy, the ears well developed, pointed and often tufted; the feet adapted for 1 ' climbing, the anterior pair with four toes and a rudimentary thumb, and the posterior pair with five toes, all the toes having long, curved and short-pointed claws (see Squirrel).
For the horse-drawn rake, a bar with long curved steel teeth is mounted on wheels (see HAY AND Haymaking).
Before the general introduction of rotary machines which print from curved stereotype plates from an endless web or reel Type of paper (see below), several other presses of a revol- Revolving ving character were made, to some extent based on Nicholson's ideas.
Rotary machines, printing from an endless web of paper from curved stereotype or electrotype plates, principally used XXII.
As already explained, the forerunners of the rotary presses of the present day were the type-revolving printing-machines, and, whilst they were still being used, experiments were being made to cast curved stereotype plates which would facilitate and simplify the work of producing newspapers.
In rotary printing from the curved stereotype plate and from the endless web of paper much can be done to assist the printer if good stereotype plates are supplied to him, and, if the forme contains any illustrations, both the artist and the engraver can help him if they keep in mind the particular character of illustration which they are preparing for the press.
The curved recession of the Suliman Ranges to the north-west leaves a space of flat alluvial desert to the south, which forms a sort of inlet or bay striking into the Baluchistan mountain system.
The lines of that mouth were remarkably finely curved.
Standing near the end of the curved bar is a girl in her middle twenties wearing a ratty fur coat.
The stone bears a rectangle symbol and below this there is a short section of curved line indicating the presence of a second symbol.
It has a horizontal round tubular resonating chamber, whose later variant is a large square box with curved sides.
Sapphire blue glazed bricks line the curved frontage of the main Lawrence Batley Stand, offset by yellow window details.
The rare curved hardgrass Parapholis incurva, and the sea lavender Limonium recurvum may also be present.
Banana shallots - a long curved variety are a fashionable addition to sauces and salads.
Indeed, upon entering the hotel you 're greeted by the sight of a lovely curved staircase leading up to guestrooms.
With a snarl of contempt he turned upon his heel, and I saw his curved back and white side-whiskers disappear among the throng.
They are bold, stocky birds with a strongly curved upper bill.
There are types of swords with straight backs yet curved edges, and others that widen toward the point but then taper sharply.
It is a rowing boat with curved wooden single thole pins to which the oars have been secured with twisted withes.
Unlike block matching, curved trajectories can be captured.
The pillars of stone curved in at what appeared to be a most unnatural angle toward the center.
A giant, curved, unsheathed sword rested on his shoulder.
Curved side planks were stitched to the bottom of the boat with twisted yew withies.
Beside the van a row of withy sticks were being bent to form a curved framework for a tent.
No-one except wooden boatbuilders wants curved wood, so every time a tree is cut down the wonky bits get chopped up for firewood.
Initial studies of PI systems, using small angle x-ray scattering, have suggested the formation of curved, type II, lipid interfaces.
Years ago, ( I think in my teen) thy found on my spine x-ray that I had a curved spine.
Stanley Mason took Donovan's design and adapted it into the first curved disposable in 1949.
Instead of having a curved base, the nursery glider has a flat base, with the chair moving backwards and forwards on tracks.
Weight gain charts have curves on them, and these curved lines are each representative of a certain percentile.
Lightweight strollers, a basic kind with curved handles, are the least expensive.
Curved door designs and handles provide an attractive look.
Curved brushes work best for most women; they allow you to coat more lashes at once.
Curved collars and button down collars lend themselves to both formal and informal occasions.
Wide curved collars, collars with tabs holding them together and collars that appear like a band (i.e., no collar, really) are best for informal events and family occasions like outings.
The designs include flat, curved, rolled, bean bags, wicker baskets, couches and imitations of human furniture filled with polyfill, craft beads, cedar chips or cotton batting.
Sometimes the shelve are curved like a half cylinder to provide a nice place for the cat to sleep.
Cut the Quik-tube in three pieces horizontally so that there are three curved platforms.
Todd Merrill Antiques offers this great looking curved 3 piece sectional sofa by James Mont.
Draw Knives - Traditional tools for preparing logs, draw knives are available in curved and straight styles.
Curved draw knives are used for peeling or stripping the bark and straight draw knives are used to shape the wood.
Straight and curved draw knives are the basic tools for log furniture making.
Whether you love the graceful curve of the glass, the beautiful wood tones or the fine details of the piece, a curved china cabinet makes a lovely addition to your home.
Glazers developed new techniques allowing them to create bowed and curved glass.
With the curved glass, cabinetmakers produced beautiful curved glass china cabinets that were often more beautiful than the items they held.
Both new and antique china cabinets with curved glass are available in many different styles, designs and types of wood.
Curved antique china cabinets are sold both on and off line.
Online furniture retailers also offer a wide variety of china cabinets in beautiful curved styles.
All Curio Cabinets carries china cabinets with curved glass made by many well known furniture companies including Wynwood, Broyhill, Stanley and Pulaski.
China cabinets with curves and curved glass by companies such as American Drew, Hooker Furniture and Kincaid Furniture are often priced far below retail.
Adding a beautiful curved china cabinet to your home furnishings adds a look of elegance to your living space.
They can be used on flat, curved or rounded surfaces.
Commonly-used elements are wrought-iron door and drawer hardware, curved chairbacks and cabinet lines, and carved raised motifs, depicting such things as wheat, flowers, and fruit -- the bounty of the countryside.
Look for a shower with a curved side quadrant base; these bases are square, but the sides are curved instead of sharp, which will help create more space.
Metallic wall accessories are often made from sheet metal that has been bent into a pleasing curved shape such as wall vases and pot racks.
Curved arches, soft lines and stonework are features seen in both estate-like chateaus and simple country farmhouses.
Curved edges and scrolls a la 18th century French furniture was the most popular style in the early and middle Victorian period.
Morrocan archways have a pointed top while Tuscan archways remain curved.
You can buy an arched, curved and ornate one.
He also turned away from curved lines in favor of straight lines and rectangular designs with an emphasis on vertical lines.
Modern curved designs and sparkling embellishments like gold thread and beads make quilted throws as much a work of art as your framed artwork.
It is considered one of the most expensive and elaborate homes in Savannah and features an impressive curved staircase with a skylight.
Avoid a lot of curved lines and over-the-top decorations.
Bay windows may also have curved or arched tops; if a curtain is desired for this area it may be advisable to drape the fabric from curtain hooks rather than use a rod.
Oval shape area rugs can add a design element with its curved shape to create interest in your overall design.
You can change the look and feel of your bathtub or shower by installing a curved shower curtain rod.
You may be wondering what the point of a curved shower curtain rod would be.
The curved rod actually gives the illusion of a bigger bathtub and more space.
Installing a curved shower curtain is easy because they come with all the hardware necessary to is do the job.
The arc of the curved rod should extend several inches away from the edge of the bathtub.
Some curved rods are available in different finishes such as stainless steel, brushed nickle, oil rubbed bronze and polished chrome.
There are also curved rods that are flat instead of round or square.
Take this design one step further by installing a double curved shower curtain rod.
Shower curtain rods that are curved are also called crescent shower curtain rods.
Many upscale hotels use curved rods in their bathrooms because they had a more dramatic look while making the tub look even larger.
A curved rod has a sleek, designer style appeal.
Curved shower curtain rods are easy to find, as they are sold where most regular shower curtains are sold.
A round yellow circle gets paired with black eyes and a black curved smile and represents not only happiness, but the whole Woodstock-era.
Usually made of metal, the "S" blade has a curved blade.
Sometimes the seats are curved to fit around the bar, making it easier for everyone to see and talk with one another.
Photo Frame Personalized Bookmark-A curved silver or gold plated bookmark with a small photo frame.
End pieces may be curved or shaped differently, and that's acceptable.
Place the cut halves, curved side up, on a serving tray so that they appear as one thick half-moon shape.
Cut a wedge or pie shape in the first third of the curved halves.
Cut apart a cupcake liner so that the bottom circle is removed and the cupcake liner can be spread out in a slightly curved arch or fan shape.
Before you secure the liners in a curved, conical shape, decorate them with stamps, more cut-out paper, stencils, stickers, rhinestones, print, or whatever else you would like.
Pull the wrappers into a curved shape and secure the ends with double-sided tape, hot glue, staples, or a paper flap and slot that you cut into the cardstock.
Allow it to sit for about 15 minutes and then use a piping gel transfer to outline a rainbow shape, using the curved portion of the top of the cake as a guide.
First, bake a curved cake in a bowl or half-sphere pan.
Start by baking a round cake for the head; if you need more of an oval shape, you can wait for the cake to cool and then use a serrated knife to make a curved cut, producing a half-moon shape.
Incorporating cardio exercise into your toning routine will help shed the fat that often hides those curved muscles.
Basically, you want to cut off the curved end of the nail.
The stems are angular and the prickles stout, scattered, and sometimes a little curved.
The fall, which spreads horizontally, is narrow and pointed, the blade being sharply curved back on itself.
Alpine Fir (Abies Lasiocarpa) - A beautiful spire-like tree 150 feet high, with white bark and very small cones, purple, 2 to 3 inches long, and red male flowers, the foliage gracefully curved.
K. caulescens differs from all the forms of aloides in being smaller, and in having very glaucous leaves, short heads, and smaller and less curved flowers.
Kniphofia Rooperi - Nearly allied to K. aloides, but is an early or summer-flowering plant, while the stamens are included in the tube; the flowers are paler and less curved, and the leaves are broad and very glaucous.
Leaves of yellow green while young, the leaf-lobes much curved and overlapping.
Some garden windows even have curved insulated glass that eliminates the center framework for a more open appearance.
With different types of fixtures to go with this type of light, including pendants and directional spot lighting, curved or straight rails, track lighting can even be used to illuminate architectural details and artwork.
Curved track - Track lighting now comes in "S"-shaped sections and "half-moon"-shaped sections that are flexible.
Flex tracks, also referred to as monorails, are curved, coiled, or angled to accommodate a variety of lighting situations.
The bottom of the cabinet is curved, with separate, antique-style legs.
Monorail and curved track lighting can give your kitchen or living room the benefit of track lighting, along with a contemporary look that can update your home's style.
Monorail and curved track systems offer all the benefits of traditional track lighting, plus a few more.
Curved track lighting systems are frequently flexible and positionable.
Curved track light systems are easy for a homeowner to install, and to reposition over time.
Most curved light systems only connect to the energy source in one spot.
This means you can change out straight systems for curved ones easily.
Curved track systems are among the most up-to-date track lighting system available.
Curved track systems, with their monorail track have the added benefit of being able to handle a pendant light.
Snake a curved track across your kitchen and hang some pendants directly above your island or kitchen table for added style and direct light placement.
Make sure you do your research into the various types of curved track lighting systems before you purchase.
The track can be bent to contour any challenging application, like a curved wall or ceiling.
Because monorail lights are lightweight and meant to be suspended, the track can be curved or laid straight across the room.
While a gutter is a curved, half-pipe that collects wet leaves, molding them to its sides, a gutter screen is flat, allowing the leaves to slide right off.
The two basic types of navel rings are circular styles and curved barbell styles.
Due to its design being more complex than most curved barbells or circular rings, however, you may have more difficulty keeping it from getting snagged or caught on clothes or other items.
A curved bar or post made from 316L stainless steel sports a ball at both ends, one to hold the jewelry in place, and another that features Hello Kitty's image hanging directly in front of the naval.
Because Celtic knots are gracefully curved, most gem Celtic earrings use smooth, tumbled stones rather than faceted gems so the angles do not conflict.
An elegant sterling silver slim curved band with diamond accents can be set with up to 7 birthstones.
This mesh vest is perfect for fishing, with curved zippers to make access easier, dual closures and pockets that will hold all you need.
Always measure your flour consistently, and don't use measuring cups meant for liquid ingredients (those with curved mouths).
It's a perfect match for the QuikWik Mesh Curved Panel Jacket, which gives you extra warmth and style, letting you maintain your workouts in all weather.
The aerodynamic cut, its sleek black shape and its gently curved frame are all Romeo-inspired!
With their gently curved frame and dark to clear quality graded lenses, is it any wonder why this pair is flying off the shelves?
Angular faces will benefit from the curved sides and top of the heart shape.
Women with square-shaped faces should choose curved lenses if they wish to soften their jawline and create a more feminine look.
In many cases, the temples had detail on them and curved up to ear-level.
Typically the more heavily curved glasses will distort vision with prescription lenses, but some manufacturers have the enhanced technology to create these types of glasses with minimal distortion.
If your face is square, balance out your strong jaw with a curved frame.
These frames are slightly curved, but that's perfect for anyone who prefers their frames to gently hug the face rather than "sit" on the face.
This style comes equipped with a curved sunglass case, paddle-styled temples for comfort and a wrapped look that is at once sleek and sporty.
Facial shape takes a backseat to size, as the slightly curved rectangular shape of the lenses is flattering against almost face.
The front of the style is reminiscent of a pair of classic Ray Banswhile the arms of the frame, unlike those of some other styles, taper off into a distinctly curved shape.
The 18 inch doll had very realistic features including tiny curved toes.
The beauty of an antique bowed glass china cabinet, with its delicately curved glass and rich wood tones, is often more stunning than the beautiful pieces it holds.
As new glass making techniques developed, glazers created beautiful curved and bowed glass.
Curved and bowed glass china cabinets stood in Victorian dining rooms and living rooms, each proudly displaying the family's precious possessions.
One of the worst things that can happen to an antique china cabinet with curved or bowed glass is glass breakage.
It is possible to replace many missing or broken curved or bowed glass sections with plexiglass cut to fit into the furniture piece.
Generally you can bend the plexiglass piece to fit the curved shape.
Slide the phone open vertically, as shown here, to reveal a curved numeric keypad for dialing out.
The Turtle phone has a curved interface and slides upward, much like the Palm Pre does, but the Turtle will be about half the size.
Skeletal deformities, such as a twisted spine (scoliosis), curved spine (humpback), or bowed legs.
The cornea is the clear curved structure found at the front of the eye.
In achondroplasia, the long bones fail to develop normally, making the arms and legs disproportionately short and stubby (and sometimes curved).
Curved lines on the chart (percentiles) are used by healthcare professionals to identify children and adolescents at risk for overweight and obesity.
Lens-The transparent, elastic, curved structure behind the iris (colored part of the eye) that helps focus light on the retina.
Sometimes this lack of control is only noticeable by a curved back in the sitting position.
Sickle cell anemia, the inherited condition characterized by curved (sickle-shaped) red blood cells and chronic hemolytic anemia, is an example of the first category.
The penis may become misshapen and/or curved as a result and erections are painful.
Their curved backward "S" shape appears to be in constant motion as each half rises and ebbs and appears to meld seamlessly into the other.
The teardrop shapes are curved and placed within the circle in a clockwise pattern that symbolizes constant motion.
Opt for things like round metal trays or art objects that are rounded or curved.
Layers may be straight, angled or curved to fit any style preference.
If the updo requires a part, using a zigzag or curved part is more unique than a simple straight part.
That's thanks to its unique plate, which features a curved edge.
Take the curved portion of the bill in your hand.
It features a horseshoe-shaped upper section, a long midsection, and a slightly curved end.
Place the two apron pieces together, and sew all the way around the curved edge.
This facing eliminates having to hem the curved edges of the dress.
The Manuelle Brazillian Sunga swimsuit features a two-tone, paneled construction, and a curved styling that is very slimming to the eye.
Alternatively try a tank that has curved side seams to subtly mold the waist.
Magnolia Doll House-This country farmhouse features silk-screened windows and a curved staircase.
Some silhouettes include those with a button placket and a curved hem or ones that are super long and stretchy, and that come complete with a shawl collar.
Food is forced around the blades and up and around the curved part of the bullet, which then pushes it back down.
The grinder attaches to the front, curved part of your mixer so that it extends out over a bowl.
The appliance is large enough to handle any standard size can and has a curved design with no-slip grips so it can easily fit in your hand.
It has a curved head and can remove the shortest hairs.
Shades can be curved, tapered, etched, or tinted.
These sleeves are typically curved to add elegance and style to the piece, but straight or square designs are also available.
Reeds are usually made from bamboo or rattan, and sometimes they appear curved.
These rims can be flat, slightly curved, or even milgrain (tiny beads) to suit the couple's taste.
This is a variation on the more common ladder style, though bypass designs are often curved to add even more illusion.
A comfort fit ring has a gently curved interior surface engineered to be gentler on the hand so it can be worn for many years and feel just as wonderful as the first day it was put on the finger.
Sareen is a gracefully curved collection that includes micro-pave diamonds around the center stone as well as an optional bezel set diamond beneath the main center stone.
Rings with round shanks or a curved inside will give more tolerance than a ring with a flat interior.
The seats are in straight rows and not curved as you would expect.
One tell-tale sign is heavy eyebrows that meet at the bridge of the nose, along with curved fingernails and low-set ears.
The curved shape of leg toning shoes is a call to action, and will compel the wearer to move her feet.
In fact, they look stylish and athletic-just a cute shoe with a curved sole.
If strappy sandals are your preference, you'll take a shine to the designer's flat shoes with curved straps from the Marc by Marc Jacobs line.
The "rocker" sole defines it; this thick, cushioned sole is softly curved.
Most are designed with curved toes and heels that improve an individual's balance and stability, and foam padded tongues and collars to relieve or eliminate skin chafing.
The septum piercing is usually performed with a CBR or curved barbell (horseshoe barbell) and is placed in the thin strip of cartilage that is located between the two nostrils.
The barbell type of jewelry can be straight with balls at each end (to keep the jewelry in place) or curved.
If the barbell is slightly curved, such as is seen in an eyebrow piercing, it can also be called a banana barbell.
If it is fully curved into a circular shape, it is known as a circular or horseshoe barbell.
The tail is broad, the wings are rounded, and the beak is curved.
Navel piercings are commonly performed with curved barbells or captive bead rings.
Belly button piercings are commonly fitted with either a curved barbell or a captive bead ring.
A bridge piercing is often performed with a curved or straight barbell, but this piercing also has a high rate of rejection.
Covered with 18k White Gold Case, Black Roman Numerals etched in artistic fonts, Curved Sapphire Crystal (Scratch Resistant), and Date Display on the 6 Marker shows classy artistry.
It is covered in curved stainless steel case and has a standard Bracelet and Clasp.
The Myota quartz movement and mineral curved crystal up the ante functionally while the watch's water resistance keeps it safe on the sea.
One of the company's most definitive men's vintage wrist watches was made in 1928 and features a fine silver, rectangular case with hallmark, as well as a slightly curved shape for maximum comfort on the wrist.
The white mother-of-pearl dial under a curved mineral crystal suggests an extra measure of quality.
In addition to the allure of its appearance, the watch features a manual Swiss movement with 15 ruby jewels, and a clear curved crystal.
It is performed by placing the tips of the index finger, which represents the planet Jupiter, and the thumb together while keeping the other fingers slightly curved and relaxed.
Round the upper edges with scissors so that the top corners are curved.
Cut curved wings out of colorful poster board, decorate with dots and swirls and secure to the back of a dark sweatshirt.
Shape what is now the bottom half of the plate slightly so it resembles a curved pot.
The curved surface of the ball lend itself well to a flexibility exercise ball workout.
Stack the two piece with the right sides together and sew down the straight and curved outer edges, leaving a quarter-inch seam allowance.
Stewart Copeland, drummer for The Police and the band's founder, had previously been in prog rock band Curved Air, but he was fascinated by the scene that was growing up around the punk scene and wanted to be a part of it.
Next trim the curved part with scissors so you are left with a flat disk.
However, many women prefer a curved white area that follows the natural curvature of the nail bed.
Trim your nails once a week and use an emery board to keep the nails gently curved.
In case you want to have a singing elf, there is another curved line and mouth area that needs to be created.
One of the best options for this is to choose a helmet that has a curved clear spatter shield over the optics region.
The first logos ever put on helmets were the famous curved horns of the Los Angeles Rams, and the simplicity of the design has lasted for decades.
Before the spark happens lines of electrostatic force stretch from one to the other in curved lines.
Physically the Maoris are true Polynesians, tall, well-built, with straight or slightly curved noses, high foreheads and oval faces.
The leaves of the cypresses are scale-like, overlapping and generally in four rows; the female catkins are roundish, and fewer than the male; the cones consist of from six to ten peltate woody scales, which end in a curved point, and open when the seeds are ripe; the seeds are numerous and winged.
The slender, sharp, slightly curved leaves are scattered thickly around the shoots; the upper one pressed towards the stem, and the lower directed sideways, so as to give a somewhat flattened appearance to the individual sprays.
Besides the short kris, the Malays use long straight kris with very narrow blades, shorter straight kris of the same form, short broad swords called sundang, long swords of ordinary pattern called pedang, somewhat shorter swords curved like scimitars with curiously carved handles called chenangkas, and short stabbing daggers called tumbok lada.
Excavations carried out in 1898-1899 showed that the structure was nearly square; the only portion remaining is the slightly curved front, with three niches between Corinthian pilasters; in the central niche is the statue of Philopappus.
Some are black, very thin and curved like threads or hairs (trichites); often a group of these is seated on a small crystal of augite or magnetite and spreads outwards on all sides.
He also has a mitre (q.v.), and carries a crozier (5ucavLs ov), a rather short staff ending in two curved branches decorated with serpents' heads, with a cross between them.
In the Rhynchonellidae there are two short slender curved laminae, while in many genera and even families, such as the Productidae, Strophomenidae, Lingulidae, Discinidae, &c., there exists no calcified support for the labial appendages.
The ventral valve in many of the genera is provided with two curved hinge-teeth, which fit into corresponding sockets in the opposite valve, so that the valves cannot be separated without breaking one of the teeth.
This cavity lodges the arms, which are curved and coiled in different ways in different genera.
The kidneys or nephridia open internally by wide funnel-shaped nephridiostomes and externally by small pores on each side of the mouth near the base of the arms. Each is short, gently curved and devoid of convolutions.
Owing to the strong and tight interlocking of the valves by the means of curved teeth FIGS.
In the siphon used as a container for aerated waters a tube passes through the neck of the vessel, one end terminating in a curved spout while the other reaches to the bottom of the interior.
The body is stout and thickly built; the legs are short and strong, and armed, especially the anterior pair, with long curved claws; the tail is short; and the ears are reduced to rudiments.
Another special type is the bow-case, made to take a short curved bow and to accommodate arrows'as well.
Martin, they feed chiefly on "succulent bulbs, which they scratch up with the long, curved, black claws on their fore-feet.
It appears in old Babylonia as a curved stick, and, like the club, is a distinctive symbol of god and king.
It resembles the sceptre curved at the end, which was carried by old Hittite gods.
Should one of these teeth be destroyed the opposed one loses its natural means of attrition and becomes a remarkable, curved tusk-like elongation.
Patterns are produced by combining straight and curved cuts.
The resultant vertical thrust on any portion of a curved surface exposed to the pressure of a fluid at rest under gravity is the weight of fluid cut out by vertical lines drawn round the boundary of the curved surface.
The resultant horizontal thrust in any direction is obtained by drawing parallel horizontal lines round the boundary, and intersecting a plane perpendicular to their direction in a plane curve; and then investigating the thrust on this plane area, which will be the same as on the curved surface.
In the male, moreover, the pincers are caliper-like and toothed at the base, whereas in the female they are untoothed and only lightly curved at the tip. These differences suggest that the pincers aid in the pairing of the sexes.
The palpi vary in form and in the number of their component segments, and the proboscis, though usually straight, may be curved (as in Megarhinus) or otherwise modified in shape.
The more common sea-birds are the Sula variegate or guano-bird, a large gull called the Larus modestus, the Pelecanus thayus, and the Sterna Ynca, a beautiful tern with curved white feathers on each side of the head.
The curved surfaces take the place of fl e the lens in fig.
It had complete control over the Euxine grain-trade; the absence of tides and the depth of its harbour rendered its quays accessible to vessels of large burden; while the tunny and other fisheries were so lucrative that the curved inlet near which it stood became known as the Golden Horn.
All mixtures whose temperature lies above the line ACB are wholly liquid, hence this line is often called the "liquidus "; all mixtures at temperatures below that of the horizontal line through C are wholly solid, hence this line is sometimes called the " solidus," but in more complex cases the solidus is often curved.
Accordingly the distribution of electricity is such that equal parallel slices of the ellipsoid of revolution taken normal to the axis of revolution carry equal charges on their curved surface.
In this calculation we neglect altogether the fact that electric force distributed on curved lines exists outside the interspace between the plates, and these lines in fact extend from the back of one "Edge plate to that of the other.
But the force perpendicular to the curved surface of this cylinder is everywhere zero.
Then since the generating lines of the tube are lines of force, the component of the electric force perpendicular to the curved surface of the tube is everywhere zero.
In the Knox and Boss mills, which are also employed for the amalgamation of silver ores, the grinding is effected between flat horizontal surfaces instead of conical or curved surfaces as in the previously described forms.
In these buildings there is a great preference for apsidal terminations to the internal chambers, and the façades are as a rule slightly curved.
Both foreand hindwings are usually present, both pairs being membranous, the hindwings small and not folded when at rest, each provided along the costa with a row of curved hooks which catch on to a fold along the dorsum of the adjacent fore-wing during flight.
Mention has already been made of the series of curved hooks along the costa of the hind-wing; by means of this arrangement the two wings of a side are firmly joined together during flight, which thus becomes particularly accurate.
This accounts for the present curved boundary line between Delaware and Pennsylvania.
The straight roads are the air-ways for carrying pure air from the down-cast shaft to the working faces, while the return air passes along the faces and back to the up-cast by the curved road.
The size of the discharge aperture can be varied by means of a flexible wooden shutter sliding in a groove in a cast iron plate, curved to the slope of the casing.
Algonquin-Iroquois Canada, thanks to the Geological Survey and the Department of Education in Ontario, has revealed old Indian camps, mounds and earthworks along the northern drainage of Lakes Erie and Ontario, and pottery in a curved line from Montreal to Lake of the Woods.
These teeth are ever-growing, long, slender and curved, and without enamel.
Of works certainly executed by him during his years of travel there are extant, besides the Basel wood-block, only a much-injured portrait of himself, very finely dressed and in the first bloom of his admirable manly beauty, dated 1493 and originally painted on vellum but since transferred to canvas (this is the portrait of the Felix Goldschmid collection); a miniature painting on vellum at Vienna (a small figure of the Child-Christ); and some half a dozen drawings, of which the most important are the characteristic pen portrait of himself at Erlangen, with a Holy Family on the reverse much in the manner of Schongauer; another Holy Family in nearly the same style at Berlin; a study from the female nude in the Bonnat collection; a man and woman on horseback in Berlin; a man on horseback, and an executioner about to behead a young man, at the British Museum, &c. These drawings all show Diirer intent above all things on the sternly accurate delineation of ungeneralized individual forms by means of strongly accented outline and shadings curved, somewhat like the shadings of Martin Schongauer's engravings, so as to follow their modellings and roundness.
Nearly all patterns are the developments of the envelopes of geometrical solids of regular or irregular outlines, few of plane faces; when they are made up of combinations of plane faces, or of faces curved in one plane only, there is no difference in dealing with thin sheets or thick plates.
The ovule is curved upon itself, so that the micropyle is near the funicle.
Some had long, curved noses and chins, small eyes and wide, grinning mouths.
He carried close to his leg a narrow unsheathed sword (small, curved, and not like a real weapon) and looked now at the superior officers and now back at the men without losing step, his whole powerful body turning flexibly.
Her rosebud mouth curved into a smile that never reached her eyes.
It was light, a curved grey sword made of the same material as the beds and spaceships.
They walked a short distance to an open atrium in the center of the house, complete with a small oasis rising up from white stone and curved benches.
That and the crampons are the key tools The sinister instrument was serrated on one end of its curved claw, with an adze blade on the other side of the crescent.
The buildings held lights and people, and the canal curved to the left, hiding the size of the city.
Damian was cautiously entertained while the corner of Dusty's lips curved up.
Fore feet with two or three of the middle toes of nearly equal size, and provided with strong, sharp, slightly curved claws, the other toes rudimentary.
Fore feet with the functional toes reduced to two, the second and third, of equal length, with closely united metacarpals and short, sharp, slightly curved, compressed claws.
The cheek-teeth strongly curved, forming from the base to the summit about a quarter of a circle, the concavity being directed outwards in the upper and inwards in the lower teeth.
Fore-feet with five distinct toes, each furnished with a long, strong and slightly curved nail, the first and fifth considerably shorter than the other three.
Fore-feet with the two inner toes slightly separated from and opposable to the remaining three, all with strong curved and much compressed claws.
These tongues are magnetized by the inducing action of a strong horse-shoe permanent magnet, S N, which is made in a curved shape for the sake of compactness.
The microphonic portion of the transmitter is contained in a thin cylindrical box or case of brass A, the inner curved surface of which is covered with an insulating layer of paper.
The space enclosed between the front and rear faces of the box is filled about three-quarters full of finely granulated hard carbon, which therefore lies in contact with the front and rear carbon disks of the apparatus, and also fills up the space lying between the lower edge of these disks and the curved surface of the case.
The ulna is curved and rather stout; it articulates with both carpal bones; the cubital quills often cause rugosities on its dorsal surface.
Only in the ostrich the distal ends of the pubes meet, forming a daggershaped symphysis, which is curved forwards.
In consequence of this composite formation, amethyst is apt to break with a rippled fracture, or to show "thumb markings," and the intersection of two sets of curved ripples may produce on the fractured surface a pattern something like that of "engine turning."
First, it must be able to exert a tractive force sufficient to start the train under the worst conditions possible on the railway over which it is to operate - for instance, when the train is stopped by signal on a rising gradient where the track is curved and fitted with a guard-rail.
Their hinder limbs are shorter than in the true kangaroos, and their fore limbs are longer and more robust, and have very strong curved and pointed claws.
She spoke little of Pierre, but when Princess Mary mentioned him a long-extinguished light once more kindled in her eyes and her lips curved with a strange smile.
A wide porch stretched the length of the building, and above it were two balconies with black wrought iron banisters that curved out gracefully.
He whipped out a curved knife from the small of his back and tossed it in the air, catching it easily.
He hefted the curved sword and marveled at the grey metal.
Hind-feet with a very short nailless first toe, the second, third and fourth toes partially united by integument, of nearly equal length, the fifth distinct and rather shorter; all four with long and curved nails.
The first in the upper jaw is strong, curved and cutting, the other two generally somewhat smaller; the single lower functional incisor large, more or less.
Between the Andamans and Cape Negrais intervene two small groups, Preparis and Cocos; between the Andamans and Sumatra lie the Nicobar Islands, the whole group stretching in a curve, to which the meridian forms a tangent between Cape Negrais and Sumatra; and though this curved line measures 700 m., the widest sea space is about 91 m.
The development from the angular to the curved shape of S may be seen in its occurrences on the early cippus found in the Roman Forum in 1899.
The sound of fighting erupted behind her, and she stopped before the trail curved out of sight to see Rhyn standing over his first victim, a demon in a jaguar form.
From the foyer, they entered a huge room with a wide staircase that curved gracefully from the balcony on the second floor.
Slowly her gaze lifted to lips, which were curved in a pleased smile that enlarged until it activated the dimple below his eye.
I could not follow with my eyes the geometrical figures drawn on the blackboard, and my only means of getting a clear idea of them was to make them on a cushion with straight and curved wires, which had bent and pointed ends.