noun Download 🔗Share The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand. Examples : "She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”" body part anatomy physiology human essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow. Examples : "The arm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body." anatomy body part physiology human organ essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal. Examples : "the arms of an octopus" anatomy animal body organ part essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the arm of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses. Examples : "The robot arm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line." part machine essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A pitcher Examples : "The team needs to sign another arm in the offseason." sport person essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the two parts of a chromosome. Examples : "The scientist studied the arm of the chromosome to understand how genes were organized. " biology part essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A group of patients in a medical trial. Examples : "The doctor explained that the new medication was being tested on a different arm of the clinical trial. " medicine group essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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