leg

leg

1. 

a. either of the two lower limbs, including the bones and fleshy covering of the femur, tibia, fibula, and patella

b. (as modifier): leg guard

2. any similar or analogous structure in animals that is used for locomotion or support

3. something similar to a leg in appearance or function, such as one of the four supporting members of a chair

4. either the opposite or adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

5. Nautical

a. the distance travelled without tacking

b. (in yacht racing) the course between any two marks

6. Cricket

a. the side of the field to the left of a right-handed batsman as he faces the bowler

b. (as modifier): a leg slip

Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

What does it mean when you dream about a leg?

To “get a leg up” on issues and conditions may symbolize that the dreamer has regained the confidence to stand up and take control again. Legs also signify movement, especially running.

The Dream Encyclopedia, Second Edition © 2009 Visible Ink Press®. All rights reserved.

leg

[leg]

(anatomy)

The lower extremity of a human limb, between the knee and the ankle.

(computer science)

The sequence of instructions that is followed in a computer routine from one branch point to the next.

(engineering)

Anything that functionally or structurally resembles an animal leg.

One of the branches of a forked or jointed object.

One of the main upright members of a drill derrick or tripod.

(geophysics)

A single cycle of more or less periodic motion in a wave train on a seismogram.

(mathematics)

Either side adjacent to the right angle of a right triangle.

(mechanical engineering)

The case that encloses the vertical part of the belt carrying the buckets within a grain elevator.

(metallurgy)

In a fillet weld, the distance between the root and the toe.

(mining engineering)

In mine timbering, a prop or upright member of a set or frame.

A stone that has to be wedged out from beneath a larger one.

(navigation)

One part of a craft's track, consisting of a single course line.

A track identified by an aid to navigation.

(zoology)

An appendage or limb used for support and locomotion.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

leg

i. The strut of a landing gear.
ii. One segment or part of an entire flight or trip by air.
iii. A beam of a radio-range station identified by a particular flight as an inbound leg or an outbound leg.

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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Leg

 

an organ of support and locomotion in animals and man (seeMOVEMENT, LOCOMOTION). In mollusks, the analagous organ of locomotion is called the foot, which occurs as an unpaired muscular outgrowth of the ventral wall of the body. The foot is often supplied with a flat, creeping basal plate and contains glands that secrete mucus or byssal threads (seeBYSSUS). The development and structure of the foot depend on the mollusk’s mode of life. For example, in swimming pteropods the foot is in the form of two fins, which are shaped like oars. In sessile and parasitic mollusks the foot is reduced to various degrees, depending on the species. In cephalopods it has been converted to a funnel and a crown of tentacles.

The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.