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manikin
[ man-i-kin ]
noun
- a little man; dwarf; pygmy.
- a model of the human body for teaching anatomy, demonstrating surgical operations, etc.
manikin
/ ˈmænɪkɪn /
noun
- a little man; dwarf or child
- an anatomical model of the body or a part of the body, esp for use in medical or art instruction
- Also calledphantom an anatomical model of a fully developed fetus, for use in teaching midwifery or obstetrics
- variant spellings of mannequin
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of manikin1
Example Sentences
The “moonikin” — a mashup of moon and manikin — is based on a firefighter training rescue manikin, says NASA engineer Dustin Gohmert.
The heat from the thermal manikins would shine bright on infrared cameras, carbon dioxide could be detected by chemical sniffers, cell phone signals could be picked up by antennas, and with visual light optical cameras could work, too.
In some experiments, the team put medical masks on just one of the manikins.
Through snatches of sleep, my disordered dreams made a grinning, red Manikin of our ship.
Whichever way we stood him, Manikin would jump up serenely on his plump little legs, always smiling and jolly.
But unseen by the king, the manikin was standing beside him when he said that, and heard all.
For thirty years that great and good man had been represented by a stuffed manikin.
Gliding here and yon, and jiggling a tray to serve the general need, went a waxen-faced manikin.
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