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limb

/ limb /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles

"the limb of the sextant"

Type of:

arc

Has parts:

octant sextant

noun Sense 2

either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip

"the upper limb of the bow"

Type of:

part portion

Has parts:

bow

noun Sense 3

one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

Type of:

extremity appendage member

Kinds of:

hind limb forelimb flipper leg crus

Has parts:

appendicular skeleton

noun Sense 4

(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet

Type of:

edge border

Domain:

astronomy uranology

noun Sense 5

any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

Type of:

branch

Kinds of:

stick bough

Has parts:

tree

noun Sense 6

any projection that is thought to resemble an arm

"the arm of the record player"

"an arm of the sea"

"a branch of the sewer"

Type of:

projection

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arc part portion extremity appendage member hind limb forelimb flipper leg crus edge