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Endothermy is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Endothermy in a sentence

Endothermy meaning

A form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism's metabolism.

Using Endothermy

  • The main meaning on this page is: A form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism's metabolism.
  • In the example corpus, endothermy often appears in combinations such as: of endothermy.

Context around Endothermy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

evolved 1×

Often after:

requires 1×

Sentence patterns with Endothermy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

dinosaurs evolved endothermy 1× endothermy requires plenty 1× evidence of endothermy in mesozoic 1× meaning of endothermy to mechanisms 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

endothermy requires plenty 1× evidence of endothermy 1× retinal capillaries in 1× some writers restrict 1×

Common sentence endings:

dinosaurs evolved endothermy 1× for their size 1× to produce heat 1× typical of endotherms 1×

Words around Endothermy

Just before it in the word index:

endotherms 2 endothermic 39 endothelium 13 endothelin 2 endothelial 25 endosymbiotic 19

Just after it in the word index:

endotoxin 4 endotoxins 8 endotracheal 2 endourology 3 endovascular 7 endovenous 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Endothermy

  • In this selection, "endothermy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, evolved and requires stand out and add context to how "endothermy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include dinosaurs evolved endothermy and endothermy requires plenty. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "endothermy" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with endothermy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Retinal capillaries in mammals originated around 100 million years ago when dinosaurs evolved endothermy. (14 words)

Some writers restrict the meaning of endothermy to mechanisms that directly raise the animal's metabolic rate in order to produce heat. (22 words)

Endothermy requires plenty of food energy, so mammals eat more food per unit of body weight than most reptiles. citation Small insectivorous mammals eat prodigious amounts for their size. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

Evidence of endothermy in Mesozoic dinosaurs includes the discovery of polar dinosaurs in Australia and Antarctica as well as analysis of blood-vessel structures within fossil bones that are typical of endotherms. (32 words)

Endothermy requires plenty of food energy, so mammals eat more food per unit of body weight than most reptiles. citation Small insectivorous mammals eat prodigious amounts for their size. (29 words)

Some writers restrict the meaning of endothermy to mechanisms that directly raise the animal's metabolic rate in order to produce heat. (22 words)

Example sentences (4)

Retinal capillaries in mammals originated around 100 million years ago when dinosaurs evolved endothermy.

Endothermy requires plenty of food energy, so mammals eat more food per unit of body weight than most reptiles. citation Small insectivorous mammals eat prodigious amounts for their size.

Evidence of endothermy in Mesozoic dinosaurs includes the discovery of polar dinosaurs in Australia and Antarctica as well as analysis of blood-vessel structures within fossil bones that are typical of endotherms.

Some writers restrict the meaning of endothermy to mechanisms that directly raise the animal's metabolic rate in order to produce heat.

Common combinations with endothermy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of endothermy 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "endothermy" in a sentence?
An example: "Retinal capillaries in mammals originated around 100 million years ago when dinosaurs evolved endothermy." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "endothermy" from authentic English texts.
What does "endothermy" mean?
Endothermy means: A form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism's metabolism.
How many example sentences with "endothermy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "endothermy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.