limb

Noun
  1. One of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm;
    Leg;
    Wing;
    Flipper (synset 105567877)
    is a type of: appendage, extremity, member - an external body part that projects from the body
    subtypes:
    • hind limb, hindlimb - a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals
    • forelimb - the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing)
    • flipper - the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming
    • leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
    • crus - the leg from the knee to foot
    • leg - a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
    • thigh - the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
    • arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
    • cubitus - the arm from the elbow to the fingertips
    • forearm - the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist
    has:
    • stump - the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
    • extremity - that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso
    is a part of: appendicular skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs
  2. Any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree (synset 113184701)
    is a type of: branch - a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
    subtypes:
    • stick - a small thin branch of a tree
    • bough - any of the larger branches of a tree
    is a part of: tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
    same as: tree branch
  3. (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet (synset 108610050)
    referred to in: astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
    is a type of: border, edge - the boundary of a surface
  4. Either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip (synset 103674420)
    "the upper limb of the bow"
    is a type of: part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact
    is a part of: bow - a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow
  5. The graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles (synset 103674232)
    "the limb of the sextant"
    is a type of: arc - a continuous portion of a circle
    is a part of:
    • octant - a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration
    • sextant - a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant
  6. Any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm (synset 102740838)
    "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"
    is a type of: projection - any structure that branches out from a central support
    same as: arm, branch

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