Sentences with phrase «downward sloping side»

It's on the downward sloping side of the road so the huts should block some of the noise from passing traffic.

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The principles of geomorphology would also suggest that from the lofty mountain axis bordering the Pacific there should slope downward, across the Pole, a broad plateau to Weddell Sea on the one side and the bight between Wilkes Land and Enderly Land on the other; and this interpretation is borne out by the description of the plateau conditions which were found to exist around the South Pole.

The steadily rising shoulderline and gently downward - sloping roofline create side window surfaces that taper towards the rear, emphasising the wedge shape of the silhouette particularly clearly.

Examples: those for the electrically adjusting mirrors are on the downward slope of the driver's armrest; for cruise control, some under the left side of the dash, others on a small stalk to the left of the steering wheel.

In profile, frameless windows slope downward, accentuating its coupe - like silhouette, and louvers on the sides of the fenders fit into fine aluminum frames, much like the vents on the side of the engine hood and exhaust openings behind the doors.

The front of the car slopes downward, and big windows on the sides and rear offer unobstructed views.

But the spectrum of net upward flux at the tropopause for Earth is approximately a valley (Fνup (CO2) is negative) with a continual downward slope toward the center on each side (this is an approximation, though *****).

Cold air at the top of ascending columns is forced to one side by warmer air continuing to flow up from beneath but it is blocked by the warmer stratospheric air above and so flows laterally and downward to the top of descending columns, following the undulating slope of the tropopause.

Hip» roofs (characterized by all sides gently sloping downward) often cost more to install, but they are more resistant to wind and will generally bring down the price of your home insurance.

They slope downward into the display, giving it a protective ridge around the sides.

For instance, instead of the display sloping downward at its sides (as if melting right off) like before, it cuts off sharply at the edges.