Sentences with phrase «degrees of an angle»

«He selects observations from Ptolemy, Walter and others with a view to making his computations easier, and he does not scruple to neglect or to alter occasional hours in observed time and quarter degrees of angle.»

For every shim you add, that's 1/2 degree of angle.

It's frustrating because all it takes is to be off by a few degrees of an angle to lose.

Not exact matches

Its résumé includes being made out of high - quality Japanese steel, having the hybrid geometry of both Western - and Japanese - style features for an especially versatile blade, a comfortable grip, and a 15 - degree blade angle for a sharper cut.

The reason Misen gives for how much sharper their knives are is that unlike most Western - style knives with angles of 25 degrees, Misen uses a more acute 15 degrees for a sharper cutting face.

Before each meticulously uncluttered Apple store opens, employees tilt Macbook screens open to a seductive perfect viewing angle of 70 degrees.

That means that triangle ABO is an equilateral triangle, and all of its angles measure 60 degrees.

The device also has a 120 - degree wide - angle HD camera built in, so you can see what's happening at home at the office, from across town, or on the other side of the world.

The angle of the built - in kickstand on the new model can go as low as about 20 degrees, making it an ideal sketchpad.

«Notions are but aspects of things,» and as such vary in their degree of truth, from mere otiose assertions («Tomorrow will be fair») to the steady, deliberate assertion of propositions as true («Every triangle has two right angles»).

Yet we like to believe that, though there is a Catholic and a Marxian philosophy of society, there can be only one sociology of religion which we may approach from different angles and realize to a different degree but which would use but one set of criteria.

I'm an atheist, too, and I find displays of religion as a response to an attack motivated by religion somewhat ironic (though not quite as perverse as stepping over 2500 dead bodies to find a 90 - degree angle and then hoisting it up and saying «see, god is here!)

It is a steel beam connected to another at a 90 degree angle, just like thousands of others that were used to build the towers.

There are some fine photographs» a couple of baroque churches in Lima, Peru, are particularly memorable» but I don't think many readers want to look at the campanile of St. Mark's in Venice tilted at a sixty - degree angle.

Whereas the early Barth insisted that God is «Wholly Other,» the later Barth admitted that he had turned the rudder an angle of exactly 180 degrees» (The Humanity of God [Collins, 1961], p. 41).

This is not to deny that the coin — an actuality — has only two faces; it is only to point out that the result of a coin flip depends on the angle which these faces make with a surface, and there is a logical possibility of any angle, not just approximately 0 degrees, for the result.

By varying the angle between the sticks from 0 through 180 degrees, one will have moved through all possible isosceles triangles whose equal sides are the length of the sticks.

Start a new church and dress a special way and make up some solemn - faced traditions like walking in only 90 degree angles and swinging dusty chunks of roadkill in a golden bowl of «holiness» according to how you «feel» about it?

It is our contention that there are two kinds of sociology of religion, one derived from sociology and the other from Religionswissenschaft, despite Wach's hope: «We would like to believe that, though there is a Catholic and Marxian philosophy of society, there can be only one sociology of religion which we may approach from different angles and realize to a different degree but which would use but one set of criteria.»

Take a sharp knife (serrated is better) and make a slit behind the gills at a 45 degree angle down the side of the fish and do so every inch and a half or so parallel to the first cut:

With a sharp knife make a slit behind the gills at a 45 degree angle down the side of the fish and do so every inch and a half parallel to the first cut on both sides of the fish

To do this, use a small knife, angled at about 45 - degrees, to cut a circle in the top of the cupcake.

Use a small knife, angled at about 45 - degrees, to cut a circle in the top of each cupcake.

Your forearms and hands should tilt forward slightly to an angle of 30 degrees from the vertical.

Hold a small handheld kitchen torch at a 90 - degree angle 3 to 4 inches from surface of meringue.

One container will not slide off another container when stacked, and multiple containers can be stacked on top of another and tilted to a 60 - degree or greater angle.

Holding the dish at a 45 degree angle, higher end near you, and starting at the far side of the dish, create a row of slightly overlapping zucchini slices that are standing on edge.

Pods need to be arranged in a spiral pattern, forming angles of 120 degrees (i.e. three to a circle).

Unsure of exactly what a 10 to 15 - degree angle looks like?

«We're fans of the 45 - degree angle,» says design director Danielle Epstein.

Place the heel (back) of the blade edge against the honing rod at a 10 to 15 degree angle at the top of the rod.

Rest the tip of the cob on a cutting board, and tilt it up at a 45 degree angle, towards you.

Remove the plastic wrap from the loaf pan and slash down the center of the loaf at a 45 degree angle and about 1/4 inch deep with a sharp knife or lame.

2 PUT BOTH HANDS on the back bumper and bend your knees at an angle of about 90 degrees.

The boat goes sideways, at what feels like a 90 - degree angle to the surface of the water, and our chairs slam against the side of the boat.

All of which led to Brodeur's formulation of the basic problem: «What happens when a man serves a two - ounce ball 100 mph from a height of nine feet at an 11 - degree angle with a force of 60 pounds?»

For premature newborns, mothers should recline at an angle of 30 degrees, and should avoid moving about too much.

Also keep in mind that the normal angle of recline for a car's seat back is 20 to 30 degrees from vertical — any more than this and there's a risk that your child could slide under the seat belt in a crash.

Angle sprayer at 60 degree angle with diaper held sideways slightly below rim of toilet for best results.

Seats have a multi recline systems thus are able to recline to an angle of 135 degrees deep thus your children can have some short naps.

The camera provides parents a 185 - degree wide viewing angle so they can view an entire room all at once instead of having to scan it in sections.

It is also an ideal gate for mounting even at a 30 - degree angle in case you have one of those awkward stairway situations.

Another trick for helping baby fall asleep on a flat mattress is to let him lay on his side or slightly propped to one side at about a 45 degree angle with a towel or blanket roll behind his back (the second of 3 photos above).

Meta - analysis of three RCTs showed significant benefit for sweep VEP acuity at 12 months (log of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR)-RRB-(mean difference (MD)-0.15, 95 % confidence interval (CI)-0.17 to -0.13; I2 = 0; three trials; N = 244), but meta - analysis of three other RCTs showed no benefit for visual acuity measured with Teller cards at 12 months (cycles / degree)(MD -0.01, 95 % CI -0.12 to 0.11; I2 = 0; three trials; N = 256).

A final consideration: Newborns should ride at an angle of about 30 to 45 degrees to provide optimum crash protection without interfering with breathing.

To make sure that less air is swallowed, hold them at an angle of 45 degrees.

It also allows you to choose between carrying it with your hand at an angle of 45 degrees or carrying it such that it aligns with your body.

Prop your baby's bed to an angle of around 30 degrees.

It's best to keep her at a 45 - degree angle, which helps reduce the amount of air she takes in and ultimately, the amount of gas she'll have.

Others find it easier to prop one end of an ironing board on the couch in 30 - to 40 - degree angle They can then lie on the ironing board with their heads pointed in the direction of the floor.