Limb
nounlɪm
Noun
either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
“the upper limb of the bow”
Type of:PartPortionthe graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
“the limb of the sextant”
Type of:Arcany projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
Type of:Branch(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
Type of:BorderEdgeone of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
Type of:AppendageExtremityMember
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