Limb

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɪm/

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  Rhymes: -ɪm

• Homophones: limn

Etymology 1

Old English lim

Noun

Singular Limb

Plural {{{1}}}

Limb ({{{1}}})

1. A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing)
2. A branch of a tree.
3. Template:Archery The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.

Derived terms

• go out on a limb

Translations

major appendage of human or animal

Chamicuro: ilapa Czech: končetina cs(cs) f. French: membre fr(fr) m. Macedonian: екстремитет mk(mk) (ekstremitét) m., член mk(mk) (člen) m.

Romanian: mădular ro(ro), ciolan ro(ro), membru ro(ro) Russian: конечность ru(ru) f. Turkish: uzuv tr(tr)

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Estonian: jäse Finnish: raaja, jäsen German: Gliedmaße f., Glied n. Italian: arto m.

Hungarian: tag, íz Polish: kończyna f. Portuguese: membro m. Serbian: Cyrillic: уд m. Roman: ud m. Spanish: miembro m.

Verb

Infinitive to Limb

Third person singular -

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle -

to Limb (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

1. To remove the limbs from an animal or tree.

   They limbed the felled trees before cutting them into logs.

Synonyms

• delimb

Translations

remove limbs

Finnish: karsia fi(fi)

Polish: brzeg tarczy m.

Etymology 2

From Latin limbus, "border".

Noun

Singular Limb

Plural {{{1}}}

Limb ({{{1}}})

1. (astronomy) The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.

   solar limb

2. (on a measuring instrument) The graduated edge of a circle or arc.

Translations

• French: limbe fr(fr) m. (for both)

ang:limb cs:limb fa:limb fr:limb gl:limb ko:limb io:limb it:limb hu:limb ml:limb ja:limb pl:limb pt:limb ro:limb ru:limb fi:limb sv:limb ta:limb te:limb vi:limb zh:limb