Definitions for exoskeleton
ˌɛk soʊˈskɛl ɪ tnex·oskele·ton

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. exoskeletonnoun

   the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. exoskeletonnoun

   A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exoskeleton

   An exoskeleton (from Greek έξω éxō "outer" and σκελετός skeletós "skeleton") is an external skeleton that supports and protects an animal's body, in contrast to an internal skeleton (endoskeleton) in for example, a human. In usage, some of the larger kinds of exoskeletons are known as "shells". Examples of exoskeletons within animals include the arthropod exoskeleton shared by chelicerates, myriapods, crustaceans, and insects, as well as the shell of certain sponges and the mollusc shell shared by snails, clams, tusk shells, chitons and nautilus. Some animals, such as the turtle, have both an endoskeleton and an exoskeleton.

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1. exoskeleton

   An exoskeleton is an external covering or shell that supports and protects an animal's body, typically found in a group of invertebrates like insects, spiders, and crustaceans. It not only serves as a protective armour, but also plays a crucial role in the creature's locomotion and physical structure. It's periodically shed and regrown in a process known as molting as the creature grows.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Exoskeletonnoun

   the hardened parts of the external integument of an animal, including hair, feathers, nails, horns, scales, etc.,as well as the armor of armadillos and many reptiles, and the shells or hardened integument of numerous invertebrates; external skeleton; dermoskeleton

2. Etymology: [Exo- + skeleton]

WikidataRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. Exoskeleton

   An exoskeleton is the external skeleton that supports and protects an animal's body, in contrast to the internal skeleton of, for example, a human. In popular usage, some of the larger kinds of exoskeletons are known as "shells". Examples of exoskeleton animals include insects such as grasshoppers and cockroaches, and crustaceans such as crabs and lobsters. The shells of the various groups of shelled mollusks, including those of snails, clams, tusk shells, chitons and nautilus, are also exoskeletons. Mineralized exoskeletons first appeared in the fossil record about 550 million years ago, and their evolution is considered by some to have played a role in the subsequent Cambrian explosion of animals. Some animals, such as the tortoise, have both an endoskeleton and an exoskeleton.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exoskeleton

   ek-sō-skel′e-tun, n. any structure produced by the hardening of the integument, as the scales of fish, but esp. when bony, as the carapace of the turtle, &c.—adj. Exoskel′etal. [Gr. exō, outside, skeleton.]

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1. EXOSKELETON

   The EXOSKELETON is known as things like a crabs shell or a robotic suit thats wearable EXOSKELETON means some thing like a "bone" for robots only the EXO in EXOSKELETON means that the "bone" on the robot is out side of the robots wireframes and not covered in plating of well, anything.

   
   

   Submitted by rinat on April 13, 2020  

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exoskeleton

   the entire body wall, to the inner side of which muscles are attached.

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1. • Body Covering
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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exoskeleton in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exoskeleton in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of exoskeleton in a Sentence

1. Juliane Douglas:

   What we are doing is designing the conversion technologies to make many of these technologies more effective by storing the energy. We are testing prototypes, and we are able to leverage current exoskeleton work and use it as a platform for our systems.

2. Eric Leuthardt:

   We are using external circuitry, meaning that we are using this brain-computer interface and this exoskeleton which gets controlled by your brain to alter the internal circuitry.

3. Mark Pollock:

   Walking in the exoskeleton robot and working with incredible scientists from around the world, that's the exciting and easy bit. It's the impact on the day-to-day mundane things like getting up in the morning or taking a shower that are difficult, the lack of overall independence and lack of dignity is tough.

4. Jim Berrian:

   The first evidence we found of this species was a shed exoskeleton in the cracks of a rock overhang, the exoskeleton was abnormally big and I could tell by the eye pattern that it was in a group of spiders, wandering spiders from the Family Ctenidae, with very few species in Baja California Sur.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=exoskeleton
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Exoskeleton
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exoskeleton
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=exoskeleton
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=exoskeleton
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=exoskeleton