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Limb

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Limb can refer to:

  • Limb (anatomy), an appendage of a human or animal
  • Limb Music, a record label
  • Limb (album), an album by Foetus
  • Limb, in astronomy, the curved edge of the apparent disk of a celestial body, e.g. lunar limb
  • Limb, a large or main branch of a tree
  • Limb, in a measuring instrument, the graduated edge of a circle or arc
  • Limb, in botany, the border or upper spreading part of a petal (when fused called corolla) or sepal (when fused called calyx)
  • Limbs, in archery, the upper and lower working parts of the bow, also see recurve bow
  • Limb (surname), a list of people
  • Limb McKenry (1888–1956), American Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Limb Brook, a stream in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
  • "Limbs", a song by Emma Pollock from her 2007 album Watch the Fireworks
  • LIMB, ICAO airport code for Bresso Airfield, Bresso, Italy

See also

  • Limb darkening, an optical effect seen in stars
  • Limbe (disambiguation)
  • Lunar limb, the convex edge of the Moon as viewed from one vantage point
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