Limb — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɪm/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɪm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɪm/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈɪm/.

Examples

the upper limb of the bow
the limb of the sextant
the arm of the record player

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

arm branch tree branch

Parts of Speech

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Glied

einer der gelenkigen Anhängsel eines Tieres, der der Fortbewegung oder dem Greifen dient: Arm; Bein; Flügel; Flipper

🇫🇷French

membre

un des appendices articulés d'un animal utilisé pour la locomotion ou la préhension : bras ; jambe; aile; flipper

🇪🇸Spanish

miembro

uno de los apéndices articulados de un animal utilizado para locomoción o agarre: brazo; pierna; ala; aleta

🇮🇹Italian

arto

una delle appendici articolate di un animale adibita alla locomozione o alla presa: braccio; gamba; ala; pinna

🇳🇱Dutch

ledemaat

een van de verbonden aanhangsels van een dier dat wordt gebruikt voor voortbeweging of grijpen: arm; been; vleugel; flipper

🇵🇹Portuguese

membro

um dos apêndices articulados de um animal utilizado para locomoção ou preensão: braço; perna; asa; nadadeira

🇷🇺Russian

конечность

один из суставчатых придатков животного, используемый для передвижения или хватания: рука; нога; крыло; флиппер

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अंग

हरकत या पकड़ने के लिए उपयोग किए जाने वाले जानवर के संयुक्त उपांगों में से एक: बांह; टांग; पंख; पट्टिका

🇧🇩Bengali

অঙ্গ

গতি বা আঁকড়ে ধরার জন্য ব্যবহৃত প্রাণীর সংযুক্ত উপাঙ্গগুলির একটি: বাহু; পা উইং; ফ্লিপার

🇮🇳Tamil

மூட்டு

லோகோமோஷன் அல்லது பிடிப்பதற்குப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு விலங்கின் இணைந்த இணைப்புகளில் ஒன்று: கை; கால்; இறக்கை; ஃபிளிப்பர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అవయవము

లోకోమోషన్ లేదా గ్రాస్పింగ్ కోసం ఉపయోగించే జంతువు యొక్క ఉమ్మడి అనుబంధాలలో ఒకటి: చేయి; కాలు; రెక్క; ఫ్లిప్పర్

🇮🇳Marathi

अंग

हालचाली किंवा पकडण्यासाठी वापरल्या जाणाऱ्या प्राण्यांच्या जोडलेल्या उपांगांपैकी एक: हात; पाय पंख फ्लिपर

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંગ

ગતિ અથવા પકડવા માટે ઉપયોગમાં લેવાતા પ્રાણીના સાંધાવાળા જોડાણોમાંથી એક: હાથ; પગ પાંખ ફ્લિપર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಗ

ಚಲನವಲನ ಅಥವಾ ಗ್ರಹಿಕೆಗಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುವ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ಜಂಟಿ ಉಪಾಂಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದಾಗಿದೆ: ತೋಳು; ಕಾಲು; ರೆಕ್ಕೆ; ಫ್ಲಿಪ್ಪರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവയവം

ചലനത്തിനോ ഗ്രഹിക്കാനോ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു മൃഗത്തിൻ്റെ സംയുക്ത അനുബന്ധങ്ങളിൽ ഒന്ന്: ഭുജം; കാൽ; ചിറക്; ഫ്ലിപ്പർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਗ

ਲੋਕੋਮੋਸ਼ਨ ਜਾਂ ਫੜਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਦੇ ਜੋੜਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ: ਬਾਂਹ; ਲੱਤ; ਵਿੰਗ; ਫਲਿੱਪਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

عضو

حرکت کرنے یا پکڑنے کے لیے استعمال ہونے والے جانور کے جوڑے ہوئے ضمیموں میں سے ایک: بازو؛ ٹانگ بازو فلپر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肢

动物用于运动或抓握的有关节的附属物之一：手臂；腿;翼;脚蹼

🇯🇵Japanese

手足

移動または掴むために使用される動物の関節付属器官の 1 つ: 腕。脚;翼;フリッパー

🇰🇷Korean

수족

이동하거나 잡는 데 사용되는 동물의 관절 부속 기관 중 하나: 팔; 다리; 비행; 팔

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chân tay

một trong những bộ phận phụ có khớp nối của động vật dùng để vận động hoặc nắm bắt: cánh tay; chân; cánh; cái chân chèo

🇹🇭Thai

แขนขา

แขน; ขา; ปีก; ฟลิปเปอร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

dahan

salah satu pelengkap bersendi dari hewan yang digunakan untuk bergerak atau menggenggam: lengan; kaki; sayap; sirip

🇵🇭Filipino

paa

isa sa mga pinagsamang appendage ng isang hayop na ginagamit para sa paggalaw o paghawak: braso; binti; pakpak; flipper

🇲🇾Malay

anggota badan

salah satu pelengkap sendi haiwan yang digunakan untuk pergerakan atau menggenggam: lengan; kaki; sayap; sirip

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طرف

أحد الزوائد المفصلية للحيوان المستخدمة في الحركة أو الإمساك: الذراع؛ رجل؛ الجناح؛ زعنفة

🇮🇷Persian

اندام

یکی از زائده های متصل حیوان که برای حرکت یا گرفتن استفاده می شود: بازو; پا بال باله

🇹🇷Turkish

uzuv

bir hayvanın hareket etmek veya kavramak için kullanılan eklemli uzantılarından biri: kol; bacak; kanat; yüzgeç

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֵיבָר

אחד מתוספי המפרקים של בעל חיים המשמש לתנועה או לאחיזה: זרוע; רֶגֶל; אֲגַף; סְנַפִּיר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'limb'?

The primary meaning of 'limb' is 'one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'limb' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'limb' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'limb' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'limb' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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