limb

English Thesaurus

1. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	projection,
definition	:	any structure that branches out from a central support (noun.artifact)

2. the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	arc,
definition	:	a continuous portion of a circle (noun.shape)

part meronym	:	octant,
definition	:	a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	sextant,
definition	:	a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant (noun.artifact)

3. either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	part, portion,
definition	:	something less than the whole of a human artifact (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	bow,
definition	:	a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow (noun.artifact)

4. one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper (noun.body)

hypernym	:	appendage, extremity, member,
definition	:	an external body part that projects from the body (noun.body)

hyponym	:	hind limb, hindlimb,
definition	:	a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	forelimb,
definition	:	the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing) (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	flipper,
definition	:	the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	leg,
definition	:	a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle (noun.body)

hyponym	:	crus,
definition	:	the leg from the knee to foot (noun.body)

hyponym	:	leg,
definition	:	a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion (noun.body)

hyponym	:	thigh,
definition	:	the part of the leg between the hip and the knee (noun.body)

hyponym	:	arm,
definition	:	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 (noun.body)

hyponym	:	cubitus,
definition	:	the arm from the elbow to the fingertips (noun.body)

hyponym	:	forearm,
definition	:	the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist (noun.body)

part holonym	:	stump,
definition	:	the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed (noun.body)

part holonym	:	extremity,
definition	:	that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso (noun.body)

part meronym	:	appendicular skeleton,
definition	:	the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs (noun.body)

5. (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet (noun.location)

hypernym	:	border, edge,
definition	:	the boundary of a surface (noun.location)

domain category	:	astronomy, uranology,
definition	:	the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole (noun.cognition)

6. any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	branch,
definition	:	a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	stick,
definition	:	a small thin branch of a tree (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	bough,
definition	:	any of the larger branches of a tree (noun.plant)

part meronym	:	tree,
definition	:	a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms (noun.plant)