English noun: limb | |||
1. | limb (body) one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appendage, extremity, member | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | arm, crus, cubitus, flipper, forearm, forelimb, hind limb, hindlimb, leg, leg, thigh | ||
Part holonym | extremity, stump | ||
Part meronym | appendicular skeleton | ||
2. | limb (plant) any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree | ||
Synonyms | tree branch | ||
Broader (hypernym) | branch | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bough, stick | ||
Part meronym | tree | ||
3. | limb (location) (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet | ||
Broader (hypernym) | border, edge | ||
Domain category | astronomy, uranology | ||
4. | limb (artifact) either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip | ||
Samples | The upper limb of the bow. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | part, portion | ||
Part meronym | bow | ||
5. | limb (artifact) the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles | ||
Samples | The limb of the sextant. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arc | ||
Part meronym | octant, sextant | ||
6. | limb (artifact) any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm | ||
Samples | The arm of the record player. An arm of the sea. A branch of the sewer. | ||
Synonyms | arm, branch | ||
Broader (hypernym) | projection | ||