[awr-guh n] /ˈɔr gən/
Also called pipe organ. a musical instrument consisting of one or more sets of pipes sounded by means of compressed air, played by means of one or more keyboards,
[awr-guh n] /ˈɔr gən/
Also called pipe organ. a musical instrument consisting of one or more sets of pipes sounded by means of compressed air, played by means of one or more keyboards, and capable of producing a wide range of musical effects.
any of various similar instruments, as a or an electronic organ.
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Biology. a grouping of tissues into a distinct structure, as a heart or kidney in animals or a leaf or stamen in plants, that performs a specialized task.
a newspaper, magazine, or other means of communicating information, thoughts, or opinions, especially in behalf of some, political group, or the like.
an instrument or means, as of action or performance:
This committee will be the chief organ of administration.
Archaic. any of various musical instruments, especially wind, instruments.
any instrument, such as a harmonium, in which sound is produced in this way See also reed organ, harmonica
short for electric organ (sense 1a), electronic organ
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit, such as a kidney or a root, in an animal or plant
an agency or medium of communication, esp a periodical issued by a specialist group or party
an instrument with which something is done or accomplished
a euphemistic word for penis
fusion of late Old English organe, and Old French orgene (12c.), both meaning “musical instrument,” both from Latin organa, plural of organum “a musical instrument,” from Greek organon “implement, tool for making or doing; musical instrument; organ of sense, organ of the body,” literally “that with which one works,” from PIE *werg-ano-, from root *werg- “to do,” related to Greek ergon “work” and Old English weorc (see urge (v.)).
Applied vaguely in late Old English to musical instruments; sense narrowed by late 14c. to the musical instrument now known by that name (involving pipes supplied with wind by a bellows and worked by means of keys), though Augustine (c.400) knew this as a specific sense of Latin organa. The meaning “body part adapted to a certain function” is attested from late 14c., from a Medieval Latin sense of Latin organum. Organist is first recorded 1590s; organ-grinder is attested from 1806.
organ or·gan (ôr’gən)
A differentiated part of the body that performs a specific function.
A distinct part of an organism that performs one or more specialized functions. Examples of organs are the eyes, ears, lungs, and heart of an animal, and the roots, stems, and leaves of a plant.
Part of a living thing, distinct from the other parts, that is adapted for a specific function. Organs are made up of tissues and are grouped into systems, such as the digestive system.
Note: The brain, liver, and skin are organs.
some kind of wind instrument, probably a kind of Pan’s pipes (Gen. 4:21; Job 21:12; Ps. 150:4), which consisted of seven or eight reeds of unequal length.
organ-specific adj. Of, relating to, or being a serum produced by the injection of the cells from a certain organ or tissue from one animal into another, with the result that the serum destroys the cells of the corresponding organ.
- Organ-specific antigen
organ-specific antigen n. A heterogenetic antigen that is specific to a particular organ, whether of a single species or of many species. Also called tissue-specific antigen.
[awr-guh-nuh m] /ˈɔr gə nəm/ noun, plural organa [awr-guh-nuh] /ˈɔr gə nə/ (Show IPA), organums. 1. an organon. 2. Music. /ˈɔːɡənəm/ noun (pl) -na (-nə), -nums 1. a form of polyphonic music originating in the ninth century, consisting of a plainsong melody with parts added at the fourth and fifth 2. a variant of organon
noun 1. a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.