The difference between Extremity and Limb
When used as nouns, extremity means the most extreme or furthest point of something, whereas limb means a major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
Limb is also verb with the meaning: to remove the limbs from (an animal or tree).
check bellow for the other definitions of Extremity and Limb
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Extremity as a noun:
The most extreme or furthest point of something.
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Extremity as a noun:
An extreme measure.
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Extremity as a noun:
A hand or foot.
Examples:
"[[w:Guillain–Barré syndrome Guillain–Barré syndrome]] causes one to not be able to move one’s extremities."
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Extremity as a noun:
A .
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Limb as a noun:
A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
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Limb as a noun:
A branch of a tree.
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Limb as a noun (archery):
The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.
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Limb as a noun:
An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
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Limb as a noun:
A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.
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Limb as a verb (transitive):
To remove the limbs from (an animal or tree).
Examples:
"They limbed the felled trees before cutting them into logs."
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Limb as a verb (transitive):
To supply with limbs.
Examples:
"rfquotek Milton"
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Limb as a noun (astronomy):
The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.
Examples:
"solar limb"
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Limb as a noun (on a measuring instrument):
The graduated edge of a circle or arc.
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Limb as a noun (botany):
The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal or sepal; blade.