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Limb
01
Gliedmaße
an arm or a leg of a person or any four-legged animal, or a wing of any bird
Beispiele
The athlete injured his limb during the race and had to withdraw from the competition.
Der Athlet verletzte sich eine Gliedmaße während des Rennens und musste vom Wettbewerb zurücktreten.
Birds rely on their powerful limb muscles to take flight and soar through the sky.
Vögel verlassen sich auf ihre starken Gliedmaßen-Muskeln, um abzuheben und durch den Himmel zu segeln.
02
a large branch or main division growing from the trunk or bough of a tree
Beispiele
A heavy limb broke off during the storm.
He climbed onto a low limb to pick the fruit.
03
any structure or projection resembling a human arm or leg in form or function
Beispiele
The robot 's metal limb moved smoothly.
The statue 's missing limb was later restored.
04
the curved or graduated edge of an instrument used for measuring angles, such as a sextant or astrolabe
Beispiele
The navigator adjusted the limb of his sextant.
The limb of the instrument was marked in degrees.
05
either of the two flexible arms of a bow extending from the handle to the tip
Beispiele
The bow 's upper limb cracked during tensioning.
He replaced the limb to restore balance.
06
the apparent edge or boundary of the visible disc of a celestial body, such as the sun, moon, or planet
Beispiele
The eclipse began at the moon 's eastern limb.
A bright flare appeared on the solar limb.
Lexikalischer Baum
limbic
limbless
limb
