optimum height

The height of an explosion which will produce the maximum effect against a given target.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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The optimum height for a summer lawn to stay tidy is one inch.

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For example, through some detailed work we have carried out with Ordnance Survey, we have discovered that the optimum height for the landmark is 55m rather than the 60m we originally anticipated.

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These are all things we're very careful about," she explains, adding that the herbs are grown at the optimum height of 700m above sea level in the Troodos mountains -- without the use of any form of pesticide.

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This suggests that an optimum height for rear side-skirts exists, and that this height may be around z/b = 0.24, i.e.

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However, this will need restrictive pruning once it has achieved its optimum height. Diarmuid

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*7 years is the average growing time for a Christmas tree to reach the optimum height of 7 1.8A[degrees]2.1m.*

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Towfish will be attached to an armour-plated cable with the length of 10 kilometres to maintain optimum height. The new map will help avoid areas with underwater volcanoes as well as other geological features.

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It's a big tree, although it takes a long time to grow to its optimum height, 18m (60ft).

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If, as seems distinctly possible, the moderate stuff is still of some value to the shops, it will reach its optimum height and live to a ripe old age.

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The Mustang Evo automated storage and retrieval system for mini-load use is a single-mast crane with a maximum payload of 220 pounds and an optimum height of 39 feet.

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To increase the circulation of a chimney is required optimum height and diameter and site specific purpose.