Organ (Noun)
Meaning 1
A government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function; "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 2
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.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
A free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 4
A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The heart is a vital organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
- The liver is a complex organ that performs many functions, including detoxification and metabolism.
- The brain is the most complex organ in the human body, responsible for controlling movement, sensation, and cognition.
- The kidneys are a pair of organs that filter waste and excess fluids from the blood.
- The pancreas is an organ that produces hormones such as insulin and glucagon to regulate blood sugar levels.
Hyponyms
- Contractor
- Lens Of The Eye
- Secreter
- Organ Of Speech
- Syphon
- Receptor
- Comb-plate
- Sex Organ
- Vocal Organ
- Cell Organ
- Invertebrate Foot
- Lingua
- Viscus
- Cell Organelle
- Secretory Organ
- Glossa
- Anlage
- Sensory Receptor
- Vitals
- Clapper
- Crystalline Lens
- Secretor
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Meaning 5
(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 6
A periodical that is published by a special interest group; "the organ of the communist party".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.