exoskeleton
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exoskeleton
noun exoskeletons · exoskeleta
- A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea. This is the case not only with all forms provided with exoskeleta and endoskeleta, into the composition of which lime largely enters, but also with those which exercise the precipitating effect on the calcium salts they absorb from sea water, the precipitation rarely going so far as to form a distin
- A wearable robotic machine used for aided or augmented mobility.
Opposite: endoskeleton
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noun
Opposite: endoskeleton
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noun hard outer structure
| Español | exoesqueleto, dermatoesqueleto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 외골격 oegolgyeok |
| 日本語 | 外骨格 gaikokkaku |
| 中文 | 外骨骼 wàigǔgé |
| Português | exosqueleto, exoesqueleto |
| Français | exosquelette |
| Deutsch | Exoskelett |
| Italiano | esoscheletro |
| Ελληνικά | εξωσκελετός exoskeletós |
| Română | exoschelet |
| Русский | экзоскеле́т ekzoskelét |
| Tiếng Việt | bộ xương ngoài |
| العربية | هَيْكَل خَارِجِيّ haykal ḵārijiyy |
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title = {exoskeleton},
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