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