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limb
Found in thesaurus: appendage, member, extremity, branch, border, edge, portion, part, arc, projection
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limb
n.
large or main branch of a tree; projecting jointed appendage of the body (arm, leg, wing, etc.); part which projects outward; mischievous child (Slang)
v.
cut branches from a felled tree; dismember
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Limb
Limb can refer to:
- Limb (anatomy), an appendage of a human or animal
- Limb Music, a record label
- Limb, in astronomy, the apparent border or edge of the disk of a celestial body (star, planet, etc.), as in lunar limb, limb darkening, atmospheric limb sounding, etc. See also: horizon.
- Limb, a large or main branch of a tree
- Limb, in a measuring instrument, the graduated edge of a circle or arc
- Limb, in botany, the border or upper spreading part of a sympetallous corolla, or of a petal or sepal
- Limbs, in archery, the upper and lower working parts of the bow, also see recurve bow
- Limb in law: a limb constitutes a ground for appeal, an argument
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limb
Noun
1. one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
(hypernym) extremity, appendage, member
(hyponym) hind limb
(part-holonym) appendicular skeleton
(part-meronym) stump
2. any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
(synonym) tree branch
(hypernym) branch
(hyponym) stick
(part-holonym) tree
3. (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
(hypernym) edge, border
(classification) astronomy, uranology
4. either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; "the upper limb of the bow"
(hypernym) part, portion
(part-holonym) bow
5. the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; "the limb of the sextant"
(hypernym) arc
(part-holonym) octant
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"
(synonym) arm, branch
(hypernym) projection
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limb
n.
úd; končetina; hlavní větev stromu
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limb
Rzecz.
kończyna; konar
