builtup

comparative more builtup · superlative most builtup

1. alternativeAlternative form of built-up.

   Urban landuses are found in the builtup area of Albany.

   1996, Barrett & Dent, Australian Environments: Place, Pattern and Process, page 256

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   The latter refers to such land uses as golf courses, cemeteries, and parks which on ERTS imagery are visible primarily within builtup areas where they appear salmon pink against an otherwise bluish background.

   1973, Robert B. Simpson, David T. Lindgren, “Land Use of Northern Megalopolis”, in Symposium on Significant Results Obtained from the Earth Resources Technology Satellite, Volume 1, page 975

   The changes in the strength and dimensions of builtup roofing membranes due to variances in moisture content have been known for a long time but have been documented only recently.

   1983, Carl G. Cash, “Moisture in Builtup Roofing”, in ASTM Standardization News, volume 11, numbers 7-12, page 32

   A builtup fraction can contain letters, numbers, symbols, or even other fractions.

   1988, Karen Judd, Michael G. Crisp, Copyediting, a Practical Guide, page 233

   When a builtup charge on one surface arcs through a dielectric to another surface with the opposite charge discharge occurs.

   2008, Atul P. Godse, Deepali A. Godse, Digital Logic and Design and Application, page 65

   Maximal control is achieved when the middle finger is kept between the instrument shank and the fourth finger. This “builtup” fulcrum is an integral part of the wrist-forearm action that activates the powerful working stroke for calculus removal.

   2011, Michael G. Newman, Henry Takei, Perry R. Klokkevold, Carranza's Clinical Periodontology, page 473