Of course, such a condition is not possible to attain and in practice some insulating material must be introduced between the layers of wire and between the adjacent convolutions of wire.
Practically all of these lines will pass through the iron of the core rather than through the air, and, therefore, practically all of them will pass through the convolutions of the armature winding.
When a current flows through the convolutions of an ordinary helix, the helix will exhibit the properties of a magnet even though the substance forming the core of the helix is of non-magnetic material, such as air, or wood, or brass.
Thus, by augmenting the convolutions of our machines we sacrifice quantity and gain electro-motive force; while by lessening the number of the convolutions, we sacrifice electro-motive force and gain quantity.
This is done through multiplying, by the use of thin wires, the convolutions of the rotating armature as, a moment ago, we augmented the cells of our voltaic battery.
At other times, and with the most careless or unobservant masters, the dog is brought under our notice with a blackened discharge within the convolutions of the ear, and a slight smell, like decayed cheese, proceeding from it.
The convolutions of the alimentary track are numerous, and the bowels are not stationary; therefore we have no certainty, even if the violence should do no injury, that our interference would be properly directed.
The grinding teeth are six on each side of the jaw, and are composed of alternate convolutions of enamel, dentine and cement, which wear unequally by the lateral motion of grinding, and so form the necessary inequality of surface.
It had few convolutions also, and the smoothness of its surface was at once obvious.
The cerebral convolutions are plainly marked upon the inner surface of the cranium.
The ascending frontal and parietal convolutions were larger, corresponding to the greater mobility.
And if this be true of the Alps, it is still more so of much older mountain-regions, in which the original contours due to convolutions of the strata have entirely disappeared (see Fig.
But as we approach the Alps the flexures become less and less symmetrical, until in the Alps themselves the most extraordinary convolutions and intricate plications appear, the strata being often reversed or turned completely upside down.
In man, on the contrary, the frontal convolutions are the first to appear, and those of the middle lobe are subsequently developed.
On the contrary, there are many eminent physiologists and anatomists who contend that the superficies of brain convolutions in women is relatively greater than in men.
These men overlook the fact that certain animals, notably the elephant and divers species of cetaceans, have cerebralconvolutions that are more complex than those of man.
Many anthropologists have fancied that a certain index of the degree of intelligence is to be found in the convolutions of the brain.
Faujasina, in which the spiral convolutions are visible on the truncated half of the shell.
In some cases all the convolutions are visible, as in Operculina (Fig.
The Nummulina belong to the third family, or Helicostega, in which the outer convolutionscompletely embrace the earlier-formed ones.
To exclude every possible error, each leaf was carefully wiped, so that not a single particle of foreign matter was secreted within the convolutions of the artificial flower.
There are some who still think that the frontal convolutions are especially concerned in carrying out mental operations.
Large tumors have been found {550} pushing frontalconvolutions from their ordinary positions without any noticeable effect upon the individual.
The solidified surges and convolutions in which the lava lies, the latter sometimes so beautifully formed as to look like coils of wire rope, are truly wonderful.
The convolutions of the brain were narrow, and very strongly marked.
The convolutionsof the brain were very distinct; their external surface was pale.
The fore warmer and dephlegmator (D) is a horizontal cylinder made of copper fitted with a worm, the convolutions of which are placed vertically.
The extent of the entire surface of the brain, {153} with the convolutions unfolded, is computed to be equal to four square feet; and yet it is easily enclosed within the narrow limits of the skull.
Some years ago Professor Benedict startled the world by stating that he had discovered the seat of crime in the convolutions of the brain.
But he had omitted to examine the frontal convolutions of honest people.
Till these fundamental difficulties are cleared away, the presence of anomalies in certain convolutions of the brain will not prove very much one way or the other.
When this was done by other investigators, it was found that the brain convolutions of normal men presented just as many anomalies, some investigators (Dr.
He found a certain number of anomalies in the convolutions of the frontal lobes, and he came to the conclusion that crime was connected with the existence of these anomalies.
Serpent design--the symbol of fructifying Life--and some of these examples bear a curious resemblance to the twists and convolutions of the entrails.
The latter lies behind and below, and has also numbers of furrows, but much finer and more regular, with convolutions between, at its surface.
In all human beings of special gifts and high intelligence the convolutions and fissures are much more developed than in the average man; and they are more developed in the latter than in idiots and others of low mental capacity.
The cerebrum lies in front and above, and has the familiar characteristic convolutions and furrows on its surface (Figures 2.
We can trace a similar gradual development in the fissures and convolutions that are found on the surface of the cerebrum of the higher mammals (Figures 2.
As the thickness of the grey layer is very much the same in all brains, it is evident that the complexity in the structure of the convolutions corresponds to the increase of the grey substance, and consequently of the psychic force.
Now, the little that is known of the cerebral convolutions in different races, and of various subjects in the same race, appears to conform to this deduction.
Now I should have liked to tell the hatter that though my head was small I had strong reason to believe that the convolutions of my brain were quite top-hole.
As Holmes points out, it is not the size of the brain but its convolutionsthat are important (I think, by the way, that Holmes had a small head).
Silk-covered wire has an advantage over cotton-covered wire, inasmuch as the insulating material occupies less space, hence the convolutions of wire lie closer together.
The frontal convolutions were also inferior in development to those of Gauss; and the anterior lobes were voluminous in another celebrated mathematician, Professor De Morgan, whose brain is in Bastian’s possession.
Convolutions that are frequently called into action become better supplied with arterial blood, expand and grow, while the adjacent portion of the inner plate of the skull becomes absorbed, and presents a remarkable indentation.
Convolutions that are seldom in action shrink in size, and the adjacent bone grows in upon them.
Criminal heads generally present remarkable opacity and thickness in the region of the moral organs, with distinct digital impressions from the convolutions of the lower organs.
I sat motionless, looking up into his eyes, and saw the convolutions on his forehead and chin quivering quite perceptibly.
During the night I learned that the convolutionson the chin and forehead of a Jupiterite served the purpose of a new sense.
Each is covered with convolutions of an insensible, rubber-like membrane.
By the aid of these convolutions any person of Jupiter can tell in daylight or darkness the nature of any surrounding substance, whether it be hard or soft, combustible or non-combustible, good for food or not.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "convolutions" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
