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Definitions of organ
To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs; to organize . Webster Dictionary DB
(music ) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
a periodical that is published by a special interest group ; "the organ of the communist party " Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
A natural part or structure in an animal or a plant , capable of performing some special action (termed its function ), which is essential to the life or well -being of the whole ; as , the heart , lungs , etc., are organs of animals; the root , stem , foliage , etc., are organs of plants. Webster Dictionary DB
A component part performing an essential office in the working of any complex machine ; as , the cylinder , valves, crank , etc., are organs of the steam engine . Webster Dictionary DB
A medium of communication between one person or body and another ; as , the secretary of state is the organ of communication between the government and a foreign power ; a newspaper is the organ of its editor , or of a party , sect , etc. Webster Dictionary DB
A wind instrument containing numerous pipes of various dimensions and kinds, which are filled with wind from a bellows , and played upon by means of keys similar to those of a piano , and sometimes by foot keys or pedals; -- formerly used in the plural , each pipe being considired an organ. Webster Dictionary DB
A part of an animal or vegetable , fitted to do some special duty ; as , the organ of sight ; a means of making known opinions or news , as a newspaper ; a means by which an action is performed; as , courts are the organs of justice ; a large musical wind -instrument with pipes , sounded by compressed air from bellows , and played upon by keys; a smaller instrument of the same class , operated by pedals or a crank . The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
An instrument or means by which anything is done: that by which a natural operation is carried on : a musical instrument with pipes , bellows , and keys: the medium of communication . The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
An instrument ; system of parts to perform any natural function ; medium of communication ; an instrument of music . The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
An instrument ; a musical wind instrument operated by keys; part of a living structure performing some special work ; newspaper published in the interest of a party . The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
A part of the living body by which some action , operation , or function is carried on ; an instrument or means of communication , as of a political party -generally said of a newspaper ; in bot ., any defined subordinate part of the vegetable structure , external or internal , as a cell , a fibre , a leaf , a root , &c .; a well -known wind musical instr. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
Any part or structure of an organism adapted for a special purpose . A dictionary of scientific terms. By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D. Published 1920.
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