organ
1. a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function (Freq. 8)
• Derivationally related forms:
organic
• Hypernyms:
body part
• Hyponyms:
ovipositor, siphon, syphon, ctene, comb-plate,
wing, foot, invertebrate foot, sucker, stinger, contractile organ,
contractor, primordium, anlage, vital organ, vitals, effector,
external organ, internal organ, viscus, sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor,
tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper, speech organ, vocal organ,
organ of speech, lens, crystalline lens, lens of the eye, gland, secretory organ,
secretor, secreter, organelle, cell organelle, cell organ, end organ,
reproductive organ, sex organ, target organ, taret organ, erectile organ
• Part Meronyms:
lobe
2. a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function (Freq. 1)
- The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department
• Hypernyms:
agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority
3. (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
electric organ, electronic organ, Hammond organ
• Derivationally related forms:
organist
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
electronic instrument, electronic musical instrument
4. a periodical that is published by a special interest group
- the organ of the communist party
• Hypernyms:
periodical
• Hyponyms:
house organ
5. 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
• Syn:
pipe organ
• Derivationally related forms:
organist
• Hypernyms:
keyboard instrument, wind instrument, wind
• Part Meronyms:
keyboard, organ pipe, pipe, pipework, pedal,
pedal, foot pedal, foot lever, piano keyboard, fingerboard,
clavier, stop
6. a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
• Syn:
harmonium, reed organ
• Derivationally related forms:
organist
• Hypernyms:
free-reed instrument
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