external shell

collocation in English

meaningsofexternalandshell

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external
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈstɜː.nəl/us
/ɪkˈstɝː.nəl/
of, on, for, or coming from ...
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shell
noun
uk
/ʃel/us
/ʃel/
the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and ...
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(Definition ofexternalandshellfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theexternalshellis relatively inflexible; the core provides access and services.
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Animal mantle smooth, at least partially extending overexternalshellsurface.
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Theexternalshellcolour is black, but the aperture is white, except for a narrow black border.
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Each muffler contains a stainless steel inner pipe which is a little shorter than the length of theexternalshell.
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It has a small ear-shaped,externalshell, less than 1 cm long, at the tail end of the mantle.
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The gland subsequently evaginates in molluscs that produce anexternalshell.
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The mantle is translucent, and in some species it is not readily extended over theexternalshellsurface.
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The armor-like lorica consists of a protectiveexternalshellor case of encircling plicae.
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The septa are joined to theexternalshellby sutures formed by repeated invagination (they interlock like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle).
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These sea hares do not fit completely in theirexternalshell; it just covers their visceral hump which is positioned at the posterior end of their bodies.
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In true metatungstates, both of the protons are located in the central empty space of the polyanion and are unable to penetrate theexternalshellof the spherical casing.
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A thinexternalshellis affixed to the vessel shell with spot welds located in a regular pattern, often about 50 mm on center both horizontally and vertically.
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Theexternalshellcolour is usually a whitish grey, but can be a wide variety of orange, yellow, brown, black, or banded with any combination of these colours.
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An agglutinated test is one made of foreign particles glued together with an organic or calcareous cement to form anexternalshellon the outside of the organism.
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This is a type of gastropod that is intermediate between a slug (without anexternalshell) and a land snail (with a large enough shell to retract completely into).
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The bodies (external shells) of most check valves are made of plastic or metal.
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