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endoskeleton
[ en-doh-skel-i-tn ]
endoskeleton
/ ˌɛԻəʊˈɛɪə /
noun
- the internal skeleton of an animal, esp the bony or cartilaginous skeleton of vertebrates Compare exoskeleton
endoskeleton
/ ĕ′dō-ĕ′ĭ-ٲ /
- The internal supporting framework of humans and other vertebrates, usually made of bone. Certain invertebrates, such as sponges and echinoderms, also have endoskeletons.
- Compare exoskeleton
Derived Forms
- ˌԻˈٲ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- d··ٲ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of endoskeleton1
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Example Sentences
Google famously embraced a similar idea: a modular smartphone, code-named Project Ara, that let users mix and match different components into a single frame, or “endoskeleton.”
Over several months, the artist has built three black scaffold structures 60 feet high, off the walls, like an endoskeleton.
"I’ve got thick skin stretched over my metal endoskeleton, so I knew I could take it," he noted.
It’s composed of inflatable habitats, which are currently being developed by NASA, and an endoskeleton and exoskeleton created using topological optimization as the guiding principal.
The place was emptied of its clientele, and largely gutted of its well-appointed décor and furnishings, revealing its original gritty endoskeleton.
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