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Tornadoes generally occur near the trailing edge of a thunderstorm.
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2024
There is an inner part in which the distance between the leading (front) edge and trailing (rear) edge increases away from the root; a middle part where the edge is almost parallel to the distance between wing tip to wing tip; and the outer part, in which the trailing edge is concave to the wing.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 July 2023
At high speeds, the panel returns to sit flush with the trailing edge of the rear bodywork to reduce drag.
—Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 29 June 2023
The fish’s pectoral fins grew abnormally, and fluorescence appeared along both their leading and trailing edges, which showed that the skate’s enhancer was driving hoxa expression in both parts of the fin.
—Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 30 May 2023
The trailing edge of the roofline, which extends rearward jutting out from the body, constitutes the biggest design flourish, but that oddity is only discernible from the rear.
—Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 13 Mar. 2023
Closer inspection brings hints at aggression with bars of vertical chrome instead of the starry-sky grille up front and a flick of ducktail spoiler at the trailing edge of the sloped rear deck.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 14 July 2022
Flow over the morphing body separates behind the trailing edge of the inflated shape, so whether the protrusion is at the front, center, or back of the robot influences the amount of drag and lift.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2019
The opposite side away from which all that momentum goes is called the trailing edge.
—Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2018
Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2024
There is an inner part in which the distance between the leading (front) edge and trailing (rear) edge increases away from the root; a middle part where the edge is almost parallel to the distance between wing tip to wing tip; and the outer part, in which the trailing edge is concave to the wing.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 July 2023
At high speeds, the panel returns to sit flush with the trailing edge of the rear bodywork to reduce drag.
—Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 29 June 2023
The fish’s pectoral fins grew abnormally, and fluorescence appeared along both their leading and trailing edges, which showed that the skate’s enhancer was driving hoxa expression in both parts of the fin.
—Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 30 May 2023
The trailing edge of the roofline, which extends rearward jutting out from the body, constitutes the biggest design flourish, but that oddity is only discernible from the rear.
—Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 13 Mar. 2023
Closer inspection brings hints at aggression with bars of vertical chrome instead of the starry-sky grille up front and a flick of ducktail spoiler at the trailing edge of the sloped rear deck.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 14 July 2022
Flow over the morphing body separates behind the trailing edge of the inflated shape, so whether the protrusion is at the front, center, or back of the robot influences the amount of drag and lift.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2019
The opposite side away from which all that momentum goes is called the trailing edge.
—Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2018
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“Trailing edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trailing%20edge. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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