Body
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
Framework senses
- §1
- the external structure of a vehicle
- §2
- a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
- §3
- the property of holding together and retaining its shape
- §4
- the main mass of a thing
- §5
- the entire structure of an organism
- §6
- a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
- §7
- the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
- §8
- the central message of a communication
- §9
- a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
- §10
- a collection of particulars considered as a system
- §11
- an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects