Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for appendage. Search instead for mappenvorlage.
Definitions

appendage

[uh-pen-dij] / əˈpɛn dɪdʒ /


NOUN
a subsidiary part, as a limb
Synonyms
Antonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The most striking feature is the chelicera, a pincer-like appendage that defines chelicerates.

From Science Daily Apr. 3, 2026

It is a device that reduces stroke risk for AFib patients by sealing the left atrial appendage, which is where stroke risk starts.

From Barron's Jan. 16, 2026

What’s important is understanding how human hands can grasp an object, and then extrapolating that to whatever synthetic appendage has been chosen, she added.

From MarketWatch Dec. 27, 2025

He played with a small cast on his left hand and was even using that bandaged appendage to stiff-arm defenders.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 9, 2025

Maybe not a miraculous, but certainly a rather curious, story lay behind Onofre’s dearth of an appendage.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Videos captured by the crew confirm it is a mesmerizing creature with long pale “legs” trailing from thicker appendages connected to a pale body composed of two fins that undulate languidly in tandem.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Segments 1 through 9 carried segmented appendages, and the rear abdominal limbs had been modified into paddle-like structures.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

She must operate a control pad to manipulate the appendages of a brain-dead coma patient and take him on a cross-country trip so his mother can say goodbye and legally pull the plug on him.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Even the distributor behind this very sequel, 20th Century Studios, was bought, chopped up and consolidated, now functioning as one of Disney’s many appendages.

From Salon May 1, 2026

An animal with long, red head fur and four appendages.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate




Vocabulary lists containing appendage


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training