limb
肢
definition
noun
Diaphanously winged and provided with limbs far too long and interestingly jointed to be in any way aerodynamic, it would appear to be some kind of mutant grasshopper, a cicada maybe?
an arm or leg of a person or four-legged animal, or a bird's wing.
It occurs when the limb of the Moon just touches the apparent edge of the Sun in the sky, but does not overlap it.
the edge of the disk of a celestial object, especially the sun or moon.
translation of 'limb'
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How otherwise to explain the small dull ache within him always, the ache that a severed 'limb' leaves?
He was tall and handsome, broad of shoulder, loose of 'limb' ; an athlete of grace and style.
The eastern 'limb' of the Klip River emanates from the park and flows southward, into other areas of Soweto, until it reaches the Vaal River further in the South.
A quarter of a mile further on, at the eastern 'limb' of the bay, the path descended steeply, zig-zagging across the cliff face to a stretch of beach to the east of Holland Point.
One was just on the 'limb' of the planet and one was far off but the other two were nowhere in sight.
I looked up and saw one of the small squirrels running down the length of a 'limb' with a twig of leaves in his mouth.
Slip the loop of the bowstring over the nock and down the 'limb' of the bow and tie the free end of the string to the other nock using a timber hitch, bowline or similar non-stressing knot.
This image obtained by the Clementine satellite in 1994 shows the solar corona shining above the 'limb' of the Moon.
It occurs when the 'limb' of the Moon just touches the apparent edge of the Sun in the sky, but does not overlap it.
Second, it predicted that light from a distant star passing near to the 'limb' of sun would be bent by a small but measurable angle.
As plants reached flowering maturity, the gender was noted and flower measurements were taken on petal 'limb' , petal claw and calyx diameter.
the eastern 'limb' of the moon
To take one example, the default model for development of the 'limb' of a bird is not the chicken's foot, but that of a duck.
When we have a limb amputated, our neural map of that 'limb' gradually fades away; and if we gain a body part, our neural map expands accordingly.
The event is a moderate partial eclipse with the Moon's northern 'limb' dipping 15 arc-minutes into Earth's umbral shadow.
discuss what happens to tree branches as winter turns to spring, and how 'limbs' grow out from tree branches.
Tonight, however, Brach built a large shelter out of tree 'limbs' and mosses - setting the fire several feet away.
Some of the apple trees had drooping 'limbs' ; some grew straight and stiff.
This is the truck with a giant crane arm that comes down the street and picks up the large tree 'limbs' and other debris that people leave out on the sidewalk to be taken away by the city.
Plopping down under the leafy 'limbs' of the shade-producing tree, she
The light from the sun warmed her 'limbs' even if the draft was breezy and cool.
When drawing the figure I am interested in the way it moves - stretches, muscles, 'limbs' - how do they twist, how do you make it look realistic.
Her body was being covered with leaves and her 'limbs' and neck were hit by a sharp shovel, which was also recovered from the scene.
For some reason, there was a clear channel of space with no tree 'limbs' to block the light to the side of that tombstone.
At first sight, the concept of ‘handedness’ is inapplicable to completely 'limbless' animals, and thus it is difficult to imagine a right-handed snake.
They prefer the security of nearby cover that brush and low-to-the-ground tree 'limbs' like our Norway spruce give them.
Feeling the sudden warmth of the sun on her chilled 'limbs' , Anna became aware that they had emerged into the daylight, and were now slowly ascending a steep section of the course.
Fluid images of tree 'limbs' sweeping across the other set of frames recall exhilarating strokes of sumi ink painting.
The road seemed a lot different on the way back, rocks he hadn't seen before made him stumble over and over, tree 'limbs' scratched at his forehead and arms.
Correction of the upward trend early in the history can stop the advent of Diabetes, with all the visual and metabolic problems, even including amputation of 'limbs' .
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