Limb
nounid
82358·updated May 18, 2026verified
(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
polysemous
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- armtree branch
- plural
- Limbs
- possessive
- Limb's
- pluralpossessive
- Limbs'
Framework definitions
- §1
- any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
- §2
- the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
- §3
- either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
- §4
- one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm
- §5
- (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
- §6
- any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
- §1 · legacy_primary
- (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planetDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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