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New research shows Weddell seals avoid making extreme dives for prey during midday, allowing the seals to keep diving over and over without having to pause for long. This allows them to spend almost all of their time underwater, foraging under high-light conditions, which is best for visual hunters. (Michelle Shero, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Excessive seal friction wastes energy, accelerates wear, and can lead to premature failure. Too little friction makes a seal prone to leak. Pressure-activated hydraulic seals minimize both ...

The meaning of WAIT is to stay in place in expectation of : await. How to use wait in a sentence. Can wait on mean 'to wait for'?: Usage Guide

We use wait when we refer to letting time pass because we are expecting that something is going to happen. We use wait in the following main patterns: …

A wait is a period of time in which you do very little, before something happens or before you can do something.

Define wait. wait synonyms, wait pronunciation, wait translation, English dictionary definition of wait. postpone; linger; remain; stay: Wait with me for the bus.

wait (wāt), v.i. to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often fol. by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.