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  2. Zoomusicology - Wikipedia

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    Zoomusicology. Zoomusicology (/ ˌzoʊəmjuːzɪˈkɒlədʒi /) is the study of the musical aspects of sound and communication as produced and perceived by animals. [1] It is a field of musicology and zoology, and is a type of zoosemiotics. Zoomusicology as a field dates to François-Bernard Mâche 's 1983 book Music, Myth, and Nature, or the ...

  3. Laban movement analysis - Wikipedia

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    Laban movement analysis. Laban movement analysis (LMA), sometimes Laban/Bartenieff movement analysis, is a method and language for describing, visualizing, interpreting and documenting human movement. It is based on the original work of Rudolf Laban, which was developed and extended by Lisa Ullmann, Irmgard Bartenieff, Warren Lamb and others.

  4. Cymatics - Wikipedia

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    Cymatics. A demonstration of sand forming cymatic patterns on a metal plate. Cymatics (from Ancient Greek: κῦμα, romanized: kŷma, lit. 'wave') is a subset of modal vibrational phenomena. The term was coined by Swiss physician Hans Jenny (1904–1972). Typically the surface of a plate, diaphragm, or membrane is vibrated, and regions of ...

  5. Gömböc - Wikipedia

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    The gömböc's shape helped to explain the body structure of some tortoises in relation to their ability to return to an equilibrium position after being placed upside down. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Copies of the first physically constructed example of a gömböc have been donated to institutions and museums, and the largest one was presented at the ...

  6. Nose cone design - Wikipedia

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    General parameters used for constructing nose cone profiles. Given the problem of the aerodynamic design of the nose cone section of any vehicle or body meant to travel through a compressible fluid medium (such as a rocket or aircraft, missile, shell or bullet), an important problem is the determination of the nose cone geometrical shape for optimum performance.

  7. Body shape - Wikipedia

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    Human body shape is a complex phenomenon with sophisticated detail and function. The general shape or figure of a person is defined mainly by the molding of skeletal structures, as well as the distribution of muscles and fat. [1] Skeletal structure grows and changes only up to the point at which a human reaches adulthood and remains essentially ...

  8. Category:Zoomusicology - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Zoomusicology". The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Zoomusicology.

  9. Human body - Wikipedia

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    Human anatomy is the study of the shape and form of the human body. The human body has four limbs (two arms and two legs), a head and a neck, which connect to the torso. The body's shape is determined by a strong skeleton made of bone and cartilage, surrounded by fat (adipose tissue), muscle, connective tissue, organs, and