Definitions for limb
lɪmlimb

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. limbnoun

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

2. limb, tree branchnoun

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

3. limbnoun

   (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet

4. limbnoun

   either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip

   "the upper limb of the bow"

5. limbnoun

   the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles

   "the limb of the sextant"

6. arm, branch, limbnoun

   any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

   "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Limbnoun

   Etymology: lim , Saxon and Scottish; lem, Danish.

   1. A member; a jointed or articulated part of animals.

   A second Hector, for his grim aspect,
   And large proportion of his strong knit limbs. William Shakespeare.

   O! that I had her here, to tear her limb meal. William Shakespeare.

   Now am I come each limb to survey,
   If thy appearance answer loud report. John Milton, Agonistes.

   2. [ Limbe, French; limbus, Latin.]An edge; a border. A philosophical word.

   By farther moving the prisms about, the colours again emerged out of the whiteness, the violet and the blue at its inward limb, and at its outward limb the red and yellow. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

2. To Limbverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To supply with limbs.

   As they please,
   They limb themselves, and colour, shape, and size
   Assume, as likes them best, condense, or rare. John Milton.

   2. To tear asunder; to dismember.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. limb

   Bresso Airfield (Italian: Aeroporto di Bresso, ICAO: LIMB), also known as Aeroporto Giampiero Clerici, is an aerodrome in Bresso, in the Milan metropolitan area. Originally built in 1912, the field served as a factory airfield until the nearby Breda factory expanded its production to military aircraft for World War I. From 1931 to 1933 it housed the Regia Aeronautica's Terzo Stormo. On April 30, 1944, the Breda factory and the airfield were heavily bombed by 53 American Boeing B-17. Seven aircraft and a few hangars went completely destroyed. At the end of World War II the airport was mostly used as a military flying training camp and to field fighter aircraft as part of the defence system of the city. In 1960, it became the permanent site of the Aero Club Milano. Since then the airport mostly serves as a general aviation airfield for flying club activity, touristic flights and air taxi. It also hosts a base of the state helicopter emergency service Elisoccorso.On June 3, 2012, on the occasion of the seventh World Meeting of Families promoted by the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated a mass on the tarmac in front of a million of pilgrims.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. limb

   A limb is a part that extends from the trunk or main part of an organism, such as an arm or leg in humans, a wing in birds, or a branch in trees. It serves as a means for mobility and manipulation in animals and for bearing leaves, fruits, and flowers in plants.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. Limbnoun

   a part of a tree which extends from the trunk and separates into branches and twigs; a large branch

2. Limbnoun

   an arm or a leg of a human being; a leg, arm, or wing of an animal

3. Limbnoun

   a thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else

4. Limbnoun

   an elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock

5. Limbverb

   to supply with limbs

6. Limbverb

   to dismember; to tear off the limbs of

7. Limbnoun

   a border or edge, in certain special uses

8. Limbnoun

   the border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal, or sepal; blade

9. Limbnoun

   the border or edge of the disk of a heavenly body, especially of the sun and moon

10. Limbnoun

    the graduated margin of an arc or circle, in an instrument for measuring angles

11. Etymology: [OE. lim, AS. lim; akin to Icel. limr limb, lim branch of a tree, Sw. & Dan. lem limb; cf. also AS. li, OHG. lid, gilid, G. glied, Goth. lius. Cf. Lith, Limber.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Limb

   lim, n. a jointed part in animals, the leg: a projecting part: a branch of a tree: a part of something else, as 'a limb of the law:' an imp, scapegrace, as 'a limb of Satan.'—v.t. to supply with limbs: to tear off the limbs of.—adjs. Limbed, having limbs: formed in regard to limbs; Limb′meal (Shak.), limb from limb. [A.S. lim; Ice. limr, Sw. lem.]

2. Limb

   lim, n. an edge or border, as of the sun, &c.: the edge of a sextant, &c.—adj. Lim′bate (bot.), bordered. [Fr. limbe—L. limbus.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. limb

   The graduated arc of an astronomical or surveying instrument. In astronomy, it is the edge or border of the disc of the sun, moon, or one of the planets; in which sense we say the upper limb, the lower limb, the sun or moon's nearest limb, &c.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. limb

   An element of an animal or human body.

   Our body elements are vital to our perceived ability, it's ideal to have them all.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 16, 2020  

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LIMB

   What does LIMB stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the LIMB acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Limb

   the circumference: the area surrounding the disc.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LIMB

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Limb is ranked #35812 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Limb surname appeared 627 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Limb.
   
   77.9% or 489 total occurrences were White.
   17.7% or 111 total occurrences were Asian.
   2% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Arc
   • Astronomy
   • Branch
   • Edge
   • Extremity
   • Part
   • Projection

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'limb' in Nouns Frequency: #2065

How to pronounce limb?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say limb in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of limb in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of limb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of limb in a Sentence

1. Gian Luca Burci:

   WHO has been a bit behind, being cautious rather than precautionary, at times of panic, of a crisis and so on, maybe being more out on a limb — taking a risk — would have been better.

2. Linda Cope:

   They are a fraternity of fine young men. But they had too much to drink, and they took it out on young men and women who sacrificed life and limb for their freedom.

3. Thorvaldur Ingvarsson:

   Our ultimate goal is to replace the function of the lost limb, and we've been doing so step-by-step and doing very well. However, as our technology move on - you have sensors for muscles, you're able to replace function by the new mind-controlled prosthetics - the next step might be to get sensing from the environment so you have a feedback loop.

4. Harald Ott:

   What's important is to eventually let that limb become functional again.

5. Max Lieblich:

   The thought of giving up blackboards makes me feel very sad inside, I'm not going to lie, it's not like losing a limb, but it would make the texture of life very different.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=limb
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=limb
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limb
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limb
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=limb
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=limb
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=limb
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html