Organ Definition
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English
Wikipedia has an article on: Organ Wikimedia Commons has related media at: Pipe organ The console of a pipe organ (musical instrument).Etymology
From Latin organum < Ancient Greek ὄργανον (organon, “an instrument, implement, tool, also an organ of sense or apprehension, an organ of the body, also a musical instrument, an organ”) < *ἔργειν (ergein, “to work”).
Pronunciation
Noun
organ (plural organs)
- A largest part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
- (music) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed, or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
- An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
- A species of cactus (Stenocereus thurberi)
- (slang) The penis.
Hyponyms
- See also Wikisaurus:organ
Derived terms
- barrel organ
- house organ
- internal organ
- mouth organ
- sense organ
- sex organ
- storage organ
- swell organ
- vital organ
Related terms
External links
- organ in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- organ in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams
Romanian
Noun
organ n.
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ǒrɡaːn/
- Hyphenation: or‧gan
Noun
òrgān m. (Cyrillic spelling о̀рга̄н)
- organ (part of an organism)
Declension
declension of organ| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | òrgān | organi |
| genitive | organa | orgána |
| dative | organu | organima |
| accusative | organ | organe |
| vocative | organe | organi |
| locative | organu | organima |
| instrumental | organom | organima |
Swedish
Noun
organ n.
- (anatomy) an organ (a part of the body)
- (dated) a voice (of a singer or actor)
- Hon förenade med ett utmärkt teateryttre en hög grad af intelligens, en ypperlig organ och en förträfflig deklamationskonst
- She combined with excellent theatrical looks a high degree of intelligence, an extraordinary voice and a splendid mastery of declamation
- Hon förenade med ett utmärkt teateryttre en hög grad af intelligens, en ypperlig organ och en förträfflig deklamationskonst
- an organ; a newspaper (of an organization, i.e. its voice)
Declension
Declension of organ| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | organ | organet | organ | organen |
| genitive | organs | organets | organs | organens |
Related terms
- föreningsorgan
- nyhetsorgan
- organdonation
- partiorgan
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Organ
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Look up organ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Organ may refer to the following:Contents
Biology and medicine
- Organ (anatomy), a collection of tissues joined in structural unit to serve a common function
- Organ pipe coral, a marine organism native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans
- Stenocereus thurberi, the organ pipe cactus plant
Music
- Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone
- Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument
- Pipe organ, a musical instrument that produces sound when pressurized air is driven through a series of pipes
- Theatre organ, a pipe organ originally designed specifically for imitation of an orchestra
- The Organ, an indie rock band
Organizations and government
- Division (business) within an organization; i.e., Organs of United Nations
- Organs of state, branches of power within a government
- Organ, Hautes-Pyrénées, a commune in France
Media
- Organ (film), a 1996 Japanese film
- Organ (magazine), a UK music magazine run by Organart
- The Organ (newspaper), an underground newspaper published in San Francisco
- Any official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
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