"relative" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Despite its relative thinness and lavish decoration, it is thought that such helmets would have been used in battle as well as in parades or hippika gymnasia (cavalry tournaments).
- Popeseye steak is very tender, and, due to its relative thinness compared to other steaks, cooks quickly, particularly if used as a pan frying steak.
- "We were struck by the relative thinness of the intelligence," the British reviewers wrote, "especially the inferential nature of most of it."
- The novel shows clearly the relative thinness of the curtain of civility with which society wraps itself and how easily that fabric frays.
- The relative thinness of the body lacks strength, and the great depth, even with the stabilising dorsal and anal fin, cause it to be too easily thrown off balance.
- His last glimpse of it confirmed his earlier impression of great length and relative thinness, but he was still unable to make out any details of its structure.
- The relative thinness of the mirror is the reason it can be safely heated and cooled in about a week.
- Usuba literally means "thin blade" indicating its relative thinness compared to other knives, required for cutting through firm vegetables without cracking them.
- In spite of the relative thinness of the air we found we could breathe quite well and since the 27ø F. temperature was only slightly under freezing it was bearable.
- From within the room he had just left a voice penetrated the relative thinness of the door panels.
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