bulky

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The approach provides a distinct advantage: Xanadu’s machines will be able to function at room temperature, eliminating the need for the bulky refrigerators needed to cool the components of most computers to absolute zero.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Rhinocerotids varied widely in form, ranging from large, bulky animals to smaller, hornless types.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Mario Paniccia, chief executive of Anello Photonics, wants to turn bulky and expensive inertial navigation systems into microchips cheap and small enough to fit inside a phone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

But generating enough heat from harder to capture wavelengths has traditionally required thick absorbing materials or very bright illumination, making such detectors bulky and slow.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

This time he pulled several things from it, including a bulky square, which he unfolded and set up—the tent.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien