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Limb
01
kończyna, ramię lub noga
an arm or a leg of a person or any four-legged animal, or a wing of any bird
Przykłady
The athlete injured his limb during the race and had to withdraw from the competition.
Sportowiec uszkodził kończynę podczas wyścigu i musiał wycofać się z zawodów.
Birds rely on their powerful limb muscles to take flight and soar through the sky.
Ptaki polegają na swoich potężnych mięśniach kończyn, aby wzbić się w powietrze i szybować po niebie.
02
a large branch or main division growing from the trunk or bough of a tree
Przykłady
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
Przykłady
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
Przykłady
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
Przykłady
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
Przykłady
The eclipse began at the moon 's eastern limb.
A bright flare appeared on the solar limb.
Drzewo Leksykalne
limbic
limbless
limb
