droop
Example Sentences
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Researchers can reduce the efficiency droop by tilting the InGaN layers and cutting the wafer into different orientations, which alter the resulting crystal's properties.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024
In the spring, maroon flowers droop from the branches.
From Salon • Aug. 14, 2024
The dancers droop and drag when they’re alone, anxiously turning in on themselves as though they might like to disappear entirely.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024
As the carrots lost their moisture, their cells lost their shape, causing the veggies to droop.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 23, 2024
The drapes were drawn, but he could see the shape of carved bedposts, and the droop of the velvet canopy over his head.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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