exoskeleton

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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 distinct deposit in the cells or tissues of the organism.
  2. A wearable robotic machine used for aided or augmented mobility.

词形变化

exoskeletons plural exoskeleta plural

词汇关系

反义词
endoskeleton
衍生词
exoskeletal semiexoskeleton
相关词
carapace

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs
Proto-Hellenic *eks
Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek)
Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der.
English exo-
English skeleton
English exoskeleton
From exo- + skeleton.
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