Definition of Membir
Mem"ber (?), v. t. [See
Remember.] To remember; to cause to remember; to
mention. [Obs.]
Mem"ber, n. [OE. membre, F.
membre, fr. L. membrum; cf. Goth. mimz flesh,
Skr. mamsa.]
1. (Anat.) A part of an animal capable
of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb.
We have many members in one body, and all
members have not the same office. Rom. xii.
4.
2. Hence, a part of a whole; an independent
constituent of a body; as: (a) A part of a
discourse or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a
verse. (b) (Math.) Either of the
two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the sign of
equality. (c) (Engin.) Any
essential part, as a post, tie rod, strut, etc., of a framed
structure, as a bridge truss. (d)
(Arch.) Any part of a building, whether constructional,
as a pier, column, lintel, or the like, or decorative, as a molding,
or group of moldings. (e) One of the
persons composing a society, community, or the like; an individual
forming part of an association; as, a member of the society of
Friends.
Compression member, Tension
member (Engin.), a member, as a rod, brace,
etc., which is subjected to compression or tension,
respectively.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- One who offically belongs to a group.
- A limb.
- The penis.
- (logic) One of the propositions making up a syllogism.
- (settheory) An element of a set.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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