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a cutting edge

An advantage due to superior skill, ability, or resources. You may not be the fastest, but you have a cutting edge—your stamina.

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cutting edge

1. noun The forefront of technological developments or advancements. The new company I work for is at the cutting edge of medical science. I think some of their new instruments are going to revolutionize the field of medicine.

2. adjective Technologically advanced. When used as an adjective, the phrase is usually hyphenated. With their cutting-edge instruments, I really think this company is going to revolutionize the field of medicine.

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cutting edge

Fig. the most forward part of a trend; the leading part of a trend. (Alludes to the edge of a sword. See also on the cutting edge. See also on the bleeding edge.) Fred's invention put him on the cutting edge of the computer chip business.

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(be at) the cutting ˈedge (of something)

(be at) the newest, most advanced stage in the development of something: working at the cutting edge of computer technology

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The intensity of the cutting edge wear gets even lower in the cutting length L up to 26100 m where monotonic wear takes place.

Wear of cemented tungsten carbide (WC) router cutters during oak wood milling

Australian post-production companies are highly regarded in Japan and Cutting Edge has been successfully servicing the Japanese market for over 15 years.

Australia : Premier opens production studio in Tokyo

A high quality cutting edge was achieved using lower feed rates [v.

Machining of Inconel 718 using uncoated cutting tools with different cutting edge quality

director of Research and Development at Cutting Edge Spine.

FDA clears EVOS system from cutting edge spine

Gerhard Huber, Seco's sales and customer care manager, sums it up: "The extremely stable cutting edge of the round insert is the key to success in terms of productivity.

Switch to round inserts boosts axle, transmission production

The Idahone ceramic stone is as effective as the Arkansas stone in achieving cutting edges with few irregularities on Hu-Friedy 11/12 Gracey curets and in achieving equally smooth corresponding root surfaces on extracted human teeth.

A scanning electron microscopy comparison of the effects of the Arkansas stone and the Idahone ceramic stone on curet sharpness and root smoothness. (Poster Abstracts)

According to Romesser, Cutting Edge, a wholly-owned subsidiary acquired by TRW in October 2000, will lead the development and volume production of TRW's EUV light sources.

TRW, CHIP MAKERS EXPAND COMMITMENT FOR PRODUCING LIGHT SOURCES FOR NEXT-GEN CHIP-MAKING EQUIPMENT

Figure 2 shows SEM micrographs of the cutting edge as viewed from the side and in a direction perpendicular to the rake face for the tool before and after pretreatment.

ON THE CUTTING PERFORMANCE OF DIAMOND-COATED CEMENTED CARBIDE TOOLS PRETREATED WITH MURAKAMI/[H.sub.2][O.sub.2]-[H.sub.2][SO.sub.4] SOLUTION

But recently, the [Seattle Sounders minor league soccer team's] plans to be on the cutting edge of American soccer have run into a big problem.

CLICHE CORNER

Tenders are invited for Set Of Chisels Consisting Of Six Items Each One , A Octagonal Chisels 1 Octagonal Chisel, Length 150 Mm, Cutting Edge 16 Mm One No.

Set Of Chisels Consisting Of Six Items (each One), A) Octagonal Chisels (1) Octagonal Chisel, Length 150 Mm, Cutting Edge 16 Mm (one No.) (2) Octagonal Chisel, Length 200 Mm, Cutting Edge 25 Mm (one No) , (3) Octagonal Chisel, Length 250 Mm, Cutting Edge

com)-- An innovative and effective new product targeted at those in various manual trades, the Miller's Cutting Edge, has been developed by Steve Miller of Edgewood, Maryland.

Innovation Direct[TM] Contracted to Target Potential Licensees on Behalf of Miller's Cutting Edge Invention

Once crater wear starts, it generally accelerates, leading to a significantly weakened cutting edge.