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telson

[ tel-suhn ]

noun

  1. the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.


telson

/ ˈtɛlsən; tɛlˈsɒnɪk /

noun

  1. the last segment or an appendage on the last segment of the body of crustaceans and arachnids
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • telsonic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٱ·Dz· [tel-, son, -ik], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of telson1

First recorded in 1850–55, telson is from the Greek word éDz boundary, limit
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of telson1

C19: from Greek: a boundary; probably related to telos end
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After crunching the numbers, Green found that incorporating this telson coil behavior enables mantis shrimp to dissipate more energy than their armor can absorb based on its material properties alone, bumping the number from 69% of strike energy to around 90%.

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Gavin Lauridsen and Kyle Telson combined on a three-hitter.

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Breuer, an innovative director who was a founding member of the avant-garde theater troupe Mabou Mines, and Telson, a versatile composer and songwriter drawn to mercurial film and theater projects, chose “Oedipus at Colonus” for an experiment in adaptation.

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The connection between suffering and redemption is of course central to Christianity, making Breuer and Telson’s recontextualizing of the Oedipus story both resonant and curiously compatible.

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Telson’s glorious gospel score engulfs the work, dictating its path and momentum.

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