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straight-line
[ streyt-lahyn ]
adjective
- Machinery.
- noting a machine or mechanism the working parts of which act or are arranged in a straight line.
- noting a mechanism for causing one part to move along a straight line.
- Accounting. denoting uniform allocation, as in calculating the total depreciation over the life of a depreciable asset, dividing that into equal parts, and depreciating each segment at regular intervals.
straight-line
noun
- (of a machine) having components that are arranged in a row or that move in a straight line when in operation
- of or relating to a method of depreciation whereby equal charges are made against gross profit for each year of an asset's expected life
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of straight-line1
First recorded in 1835鈥45
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His straight-line speed also helped create the space Ebobisse exploited for his goal.
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But Hamilton, lacking straight-line speed in his Mercedes, was unable to make progress past the red cars.
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鈥淭oday, who knows if we could have won? But if we didn鈥檛 pit we would have been leading at the restart. And the first 30 laps controlling the place with Lando behind. We had good straight-line speed as well. P2 would have been a minimum.鈥
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This creates a larger gap between the main plane and the flap, which may reduce drag and increase straight-line speed.
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When a straight-line jet stream blows in from the Pacific Ocean.
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