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Limb
01
membru, braț sau picior
an arm or a leg of a person or any four-legged animal, or a wing of any bird
Exemple
The athlete injured his limb during the race and had to withdraw from the competition.
Sportivul și-a accidentat un membru în timpul cursei și a trebuit să se retragă din competiție.
Birds rely on their powerful limb muscles to take flight and soar through the sky.
Păsările se bazează pe mușchii puternici ai membrelor pentru a decola și a pluti prin cer.
02
a large branch or main division growing from the trunk or bough of a tree
Exemple
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
Exemple
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
Exemple
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
Exemple
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
Exemple
The eclipse began at the moon 's eastern limb.
A bright flare appeared on the solar limb.
Arbore Lexical
limbic
limbless
limb
