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DictionaryarmUpper limb
noun

arm

ARM/ɑːrm/

An upper limb extending from the shoulder.

His arm extends from the shoulder to the relaxed fingertips.

A close, natural anatomical view of a young man's bare arm, continuously visible from shoulder through elbow and wrist to relaxed fingertips.
Etymology
armOld Englisharm, upper limb

Old English earm already named the upper limb. The English word preserves that basic bodily meaning, covering the limb from shoulder to hand.

In context

Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art86:59
your hand is moving together with the arm from the shoulder. So it kind of gives you a bigger range of movements.
Collage as Method, Manuscript and Moving Image (Part of Cutting Edge: Collage in Britain conference)

More examples

  • The child wrapped both arms around the puppy.
  • She works for the charity’s educational arm.
  • The research arm of the company develops new materials.

Forms

arm · arms