LIMBUS

Meaning of LIMBUS in English

Pronunciation: ' lim-b ə s

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, border

Date: 1877

: the marginal region of the cornea of the eye by which it is continuous with the sclera

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LIMBUS — noun Etymology: Latin, border Date: 1877 the marginal region of the cornea of the eye by which it is continuous …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LIMBUS — ˈlimbəs noun ( -es ) Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin, border 1. : limbo 2. [New Latin, from Latin, border] …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIMBUS — (n.) A border or margin; as, the limbus of the cornea.
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LIMBUS — (n.) Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or confinement; a prison; as, to put a man in limbo.
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LIMBUS — (n.) An extramundane region where certain classes of souls were supposed to await the judgment.
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LIMBUS — ( n. ) Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or confinement; a prison; as, to put a man …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIMBUS — ( n. ) An extramundane region where certain classes of souls were supposed to await the judgment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIMBUS — ( n. ) A border or margin; as, the limbus of the cornea.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIMBUS — limbus 1 /lim"beuhs/ , n. , pl. limbi /-buy/ . limbo 1 . [ 1400-50; late ME 2 ] limbus …
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LIMBUS — noun Etymology: Latin, border Date: 1877 : the marginal region of the cornea of the eye by which it is …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIMBUS — noun a border or margin; as, the limbus of the cornea. 2. limbus ·noun an extramundane region where certain classes …
Webster English vocab
LIMBUS — [ 'lɪmbəs ] ■ noun ( plural limbi -bʌɪ ) Anatomy the border of a structure, especially the junction of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LIMBUS — [lim.bus] n [L, border] (1877): the marginal region of the cornea of the eye by which it is continuous with …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIMBUS — lim|bus BrE AmE ˈlɪm |bəs ▷ lim|bi baɪ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIMBUS — n. [ L. ] See limbo .
Dictionary of English Synonyms
LIMBUS — край; ободок; кайма
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
LIMBUS — край; ободок; кайма
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
LIMBO — I. noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, ablative of limbus ~, from Latin, border Date: 14th century …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LIMBIC — adjective Etymology: New Latin ~us of a border or margin, from Latin limbus Date: 1882 of, relating to, or being …
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LIMP — I. ˈlimp intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: probably from Middle English lympen to fall short; akin to Old English …
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LIMBIC — I. ˈlimbik adjective Etymology: French limbique, from limbe limbus (from New Latin limbus, from Latin, border) + -ique -ic : …
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LIMB — I. ˈlim noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lim, from Old English; akin to Old Norse limr member of …
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LIMBU — ˈlim(ˌ)bü noun ( plural limbu or limbus ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a Mongoloid people chiefly of Nepal …
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LIMBIFEROUS — (ˈ)lim|bif(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: probably from French limbifère limbiferous (from limbe limbus + -i- + -fère -ferous) + English -ous : …
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LIMBATION — limˈbāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: limbate + -ion : limbus
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LIMB — limb 1 — limbless , adj. /lim/ , n. 1. a part or member of an animal body distinct from …
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