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  2. Écorché - Wikipedia

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    Medical students relied on these figures because they provided a good representation of what the anatomical model looks like. The écorché (flayed) figures were made to look like the skin was removed from the body, exposing the muscles and vessels of the model. Some figures were created to strip away the layers of muscles and reveal the ...

  3. Figure drawing - Wikipedia

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    Figure drawing by Leonardo da Vinci. A figure drawing is a drawing of the human form in any of its various shapes and postures, using any of the drawing media. The term can also refer to the act of producing such a drawing. The degree of representation may range from highly detailed, anatomically correct renderings to loose and expressive sketches.

  4. Linkage (mechanical) - Wikipedia

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    The toggle positions are determined by the colinearity of two of the moving links. [19] The linkage is dimensioned so that the linkage reaches a toggle position just before it folds. The high mechanical advantage allows the input crank to deform the linkage just enough to push it beyond the toggle position.

  5. Wire-frame model - Wikipedia

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    In 3D computer graphics, a wire-frame model (also spelled wireframe model) is a visual representation of a three-dimensional (3D) physical object. It is based on a polygon mesh or a volumetric mesh, created by specifying each edge of the physical object where two mathematically continuous smooth surfaces meet, or by connecting an object's constituent vertices using (straight) lines or curves.

  6. Gimbal lock - Wikipedia

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    Gimbal lock is the loss of one degree of freedom in a multi-dimensional mechanism at certain alignments of the axes. In a three-dimensional three- gimbal mechanism, gimbal lock occurs when the axes of two of the gimbals are driven into a parallel configuration, "locking" the system into rotation in a degenerate two-dimensional space.

  7. Borchardt C-93 - Wikipedia

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    The Borchardt C93 is a semi-automatic pistol designed by Hugo Borchardt in 1893.. The design is based upon the Maxim gun's toggle lock mechanism. The pistol uses a locked breech and a short recoil operating cycle, with the barrel and breech moving backward together for a short distance before the breech is unlocked.

  8. Snake Hiding in Bed Bites Woman While She's Fluffing ... - AOL

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    A woman fluffing her pillows before bed was met with a sharp surprise when a snake, who had found its way into her house and under her pillow, bit her.

  9. Artistic canons of body proportions - Wikipedia

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    The figure represents the Roman Emperor Trajan (ruled 98–117 CE) making offerings to Egyptian Gods, Dendera Temple complex, Egypt. [ 1 ] An artistic canon of body proportions (or aesthetic canon of proportion), in the sphere of visual arts , is a formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative ...