Look around and you will start to realize how many inventions are inspired by nature. Airplanes that glide through the air use some of the same design features of a bird. Newly developed walking canes that help the visually impaired navigate obstacles use ultrasonic waves similar to echolocation: the use of sound to help direct movement, used by bats and dolphins. These are just a few examples of human innovation that use nature as a model. When humans copy what they see in nature, it is called biomimicry: bios means "life" and mimesis means "to imitate." The principle behind biomimicry is not simply to copy nature, but to look at the designs that we can see in nature and use those designs to help solve human problems. Which type of definition does this excerpt provide?

Stipulative definitions

Explanation:

This type of definition is used to show the meaning of terms not known to the reader and which are being used for the first time in the text. We can see an example of this type of definition in the text above, in the lines where the author explains what biomimicry means, which is a word unknown to most readers, but which had its meaning exposed quickly in the text.

a compare and contrast essay is a piece of formal writing in which the author focus on the similarities between two ideas, objects, places, etc., and the differences between them. there are some aspects that the author should take into account when he/she is crafting the essay. first, the author has a clear idea of the effect that he/she wants to produce on the audience (a purpose). his/her main idea should be presented in the thesis statement in a simple but effective way which gives the audience a clear idea of the content and the direction of the essay. in addition, it is also important to focus to the similarities and differences that not only are interesting and relevant to the reader but also provide a new, impressive point of view or deeper understanding of a topic.

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