insect flight

collocation in English

meaningsofinsectandflight

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insect
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.sekt/us
/ˈɪn.sekt/
a type of very small animal with six legs, a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings, or, more generally, any similar very ...
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flight
noun
uk
/flaɪt/us
/flaɪt/
a journey in ...
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(Definition ofinsectandflightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the studies of tethered flight, the contrasting results may partly be due to the different criteria used for determininginsectflight.
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They include sails, parachutes, flags, andinsectflight.
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They classified 42 basic types ofinsectflightdistribution curves.
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This may have been because very favourable temperatures prevailed over a wide range ofinsectflightheights on this night.
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The fact that conventional trap networks often show similar relationships is strong support for the claim that the verticallooking radar technique is an effective long-term monitor ofinsectflight.
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These early work loop experiments characterized the mechanical behavior of asynchronous muscle (a type ofinsectflightmuscle).
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Another interesting feature ofinsectflightis the body tilt.
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Many times the shape of the wings correlates with the type ofinsectflight.
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The high metabolic cost ofinsectflightmuscles means that great amounts of chemical energy is utilized by these specific muscles.
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Turbulence and vortices play a much larger role ininsectflight, making it even more complex and difficult to study than the flight of vertebrates.
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The origins ofinsectflightremain obscure, since the earliest winged insects currently known appear to have been capable fliers.
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Insectflightis not very well understood, relying heavily on turbulent aerodynamic effects.
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One of the most important phenomena that occurs duringinsectflightis leading edge suction.
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The giant fibre system in insects consists of a pair of large interneurons in the brain which can excite theinsectflightand jump muscles.
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The water-skimming theory suggests that skimming on the water surface is the origin ofinsectflight.
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Insectflightcan be extremely fast, maneuverable, and versatile, possibly due to the changing shape, extraordinary control, and variable motion of the insect wing.
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Insectflightis considerably different, due to their small size, rigid wings, and other anatomical differences.
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This effect was observed in flappinginsectflightand it was proven to be capable of providing enough lift to account for the deficiency in the quasi-steady-state models.
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Rasnitsyn suggested his own hypothesis on the origin ofinsectflight.
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