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ORGAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
Synonyms:
electric organ; electronic organ; Hammond organ; organ
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("organ" is a kind of...):
electronic instrument; electronic musical instrument (a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Derivation:
organist (a person who plays an organ)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
Synonyms:
harmonium; organ; reed organ
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("organ" is a kind of...):
instrument (a device that requires skill for proper use)
Derivation:
organist (a person who plays an organ)
Sense 3
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
organ; pipe organ
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("organ" is a kind of...):
keyboard instrument (a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard)
wind; wind instrument (a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath)
Meronyms (parts of "organ"):
keyboard (device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like)
organ pipe; pipe; pipework (the flues and stops on a pipe organ)
foot lever; foot pedal; pedal; treadle (a lever that is operated with the foot)
clavier; fingerboard; piano keyboard (a bank of keys on a musical instrument)
stop ((music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes)
Derivation:
organist (a person who plays an organ)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("organ" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Meronyms (parts of "organ"):
lobe ((anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "organ"):
erectile organ (an organ containing erectile tissue)
taret organ ((endocrinology) organ most affected by a particular hormone)
target organ ((radiology) organ intended to receive the therapeutic dose of a radioactive substance)
reproductive organ; sex organ (any organ involved in sexual reproduction)
end organ (a specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibers)
cell organ; cell organelle; organelle (a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ)
gland; secreter; secretor; secretory organ (any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream)
crystalline lens; lens; lens of the eye (biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina)
organ of speech; speech organ; vocal organ (any of the organs involved in speech production)
clapper; glossa; lingua; tongue (a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity)
receptor; sense organ; sensory receptor (an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation)
internal organ; viscus (a main organ that is situated inside the body)
external organ (an organ that is situated on or near the surface of the body)
effector (an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses)
vital organ; vitals (a bodily organ that is essential for life)
anlage; primordium (an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development)
contractile organ; contractor (a bodily organ that contracts)
stinger (a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland)
sucker (an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction)
foot; invertebrate foot (any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates)
wing (a movable organ for flying (one of a pair))
comb-plate; ctene (a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused)
siphon; syphon (a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled)
ovipositor (egg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishes)
Derivation:
organic (involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A periodical that is published by a special interest group
Example:
the organ of the communist party
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("organ" is a kind of...):
periodical (a publication that appears at fixed intervals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "organ"):
house organ (a periodical published by a business firm for its employees and customers)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function
Example:
The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("organ" is a kind of...):
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)
Context examples:
When the nanosensors are injected into a mouse, the liver filters them out of the blood and then are consumed by the organ's lysosomes.
(High-Fat, High-Sugar Diet Causes Lasting Harmful Effects on Liver, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Fine particles can damage the kidneys in the same way they damage other organs such as the heart and lungs.
(Breathing Dirty Air May Harm Kidneys, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A hormone made by the pineal gland (tiny organ near the center of the brain).
(Melatonin, NCI Dictionary)
We used to jump about together many a time, did not we? when the hand-organ was in the street?
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
Some people call it the stomach, but your abdomen contains many other important organs.
(Abdominal Pain, NIH)
Ediacaran organisms do not appear to have mouths, organs or means of moving, so they are thought to have absorbed nutrients from the water around them.
(Why life on Earth first got big, University of Cambridge)
Every organ, so far as the doctor could know, was normal and was working normally.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
However, the mini-kidneys lack a large artery, and without that the organ's function will only be a fraction of normal.
(Scientists Create Functioning Kidney Tissue, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The inner part of the adrenal gland (a small organ on top of each kidney).
(Adrenal medulla, NCI Dictionary)
You must have become in some degree attached to the house,—you, who have an eye for natural beauties, and a good deal of the organ of Adhesiveness?
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
