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mem·ber
(mĕm′bər)n.
1. A distinct part of a whole, especially:
a. Linguistics A syntactic unit of a sentence; a clause.
b. Logic A proposition of a syllogism.
c. Mathematics An element in a set.
2. A part or an organ of a human or animal body, as:
a. A limb, such as an arm or a leg.
b. The penis.
3. A part of a plant.
4. One that belongs to a group or organization: a club member; a bank that is a member of the FDIC.
5. Mathematics The expression on either side of an equality sign.
6. A structural unit, such as a beam or wall.
[Middle English membre, from Old French, from Latin membrum.]
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member
(ˈmɛmbə)n
1. a person who belongs to a club, political party, etc
2. (Biology) any individual plant or animal in a taxonomic group: a member of the species.
3. (Zoology) any part of an animal body, such as a limb
4. (Anatomy) another word for penis
5. (Botany) any part of a plant, such as a petal, root, etc
6. (Mathematics) maths any individual object belonging to a set or logical class
7. (Logic) a distinct part of a whole, such as a proposition in a syllogism
8. (Architecture) a component part of a building or construction
[C13: from Latin membrum limb, part]
ˈmemberless adj
Member
(ˈmɛmbə)n (sometimes not capital)
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) short for Member of Parliament
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) short for Member of Congress
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member of some other legislative body
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mem•ber
(ˈmɛm bər)n.
1. a person, animal, plant, or thing belonging to or forming part of an organization, taxon, or other group.
2. a part or organ of an animal body; a limb.
3. penis.
4. a structural entity of a plant body.
5. a constituent part of any structural or composite whole, as a subordinate architectural feature of a building.
6. a person belonging to a legislative body.
7. Math.
a. either side of an equation.
b. an element of a set.
8. a stratigraphic unit recognized within a geologic formation and mapped as such.
[1250–1300; Middle English membre < Old French < Latin membrum]
mem′ber•less, adj.
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mem·ber
(mĕm′bər) Mathematics
1. A quantity that belongs to a set.
2. The expression on either side of an equality sign.
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| Noun | 1. |  member - one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"Areopagite - a member of the council of the Areopagus associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing" brother - a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group); "none of his brothers would betray him" cabalist - a member of a cabal charter member - one of the original members when an organization was founded commissioner - a member of a commission committee member - a member of a committee council member, councillor - a member of a council Conservative - a member of a Conservative Party fellow - a member of a learned society; "he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association" homeboy - a fellow male member of a youth gang homegirl - a fellow female member of a youth gang huddler - a member of a huddle inductee - a person inducted into an organization or social group; "Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were 1936 inductees in the National Baseball Hall of Fame" joiner - a person who likes to join groups kibbutznik - a member of a kibbutz kolkhoznik - a member of a kolkhoz board member - a member of a governing board club member - someone who is a member of a club pledge - someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group Rosicrucian - a member of a secret 17th-century society of philosophers and scholars versed in mystical and metaphysical and alchemical lore Rosicrucian - a member of any of various organizations that subsequently derived from the 17th-century society Rotarian - a member of a Rotary Club sister - a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group; "none of her sisters would betray her" sodalist - a member of a sodality tribesman - someone who lives in a tribe nonmember - a person who is not a member |
| 2. |  member - anything that belongs to a set or class; "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex"component part, part, portion, component, constituent - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" | |
| 3. |  member - an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm"chelicera - either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing mouthpart - any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding fang - an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs parapodium - one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing fin - organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals pleopod, swimmeret - one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming external body part - any body part visible externally limb - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper | |
| 4. | member - an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations); "the library was a member of the interlibrary loan association"; "Canada is a member of the United Nations" social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit" | |
| 5. |  member - the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)vena bulbi penis - vein of the head of the penis; tributary of the internal pudendal vein that drains the perineum urethra - duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct male reproductive system - the reproductive system of males erectile organ - an organ containing erectile tissue micropenis, microphallus - an abnormally small penis |
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member
noun representative, associate, supporter, fellow, subscriber, comrade, disciple The support of our members is of great importance to the Association.
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member
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Translations
عُضْوعُضْوٌ
člen-kakončetina-kyněposlanec
medlemMPi Danmark ``MF''
anomembro
liige
jäsen
član
tag
meîlimur, félagiòingmaîur
メンバー
회원
nario mokestisnarysnarystėparlamento narys
biedrsloceklisparlamenta loceklis
lidmannelijk lidledemaat
členposlanec
članud
medlem
สมาชิก
thành viên
member
[ˈmembəʳ]A. N
1. [of organization, committee] → miembro mf; [of society, club] → miembro mf, socio/a m/f; [of political party, trade union] → miembro mf, afiliado/a m/f
"members only" → sólo para socios, reservado para los socios
the member for Woodford → el diputado por Woodford
if any member of the audience → si cualquiera de los espectadores ..., si cualquier miembro del público ...
she's a member of our church → es una feligresa or es miembro de nuestra iglesia
member of Congress (US) → miembro mf del Congreso
member of the crew, crew member → tripulante mf
a member of the family, a family member → un miembro de la familia
full member → miembro mf de pleno derecho
Member of Parliament (Brit) → diputado/a m/f, parlamentario/a m/f
Member of the European Parliament → diputado/a m/f del Parlamento Europeo, eurodiputado/a m/f
a member of the public → un ciudadano/una ciudadana
the library is open to members of the public → la biblioteca está abierta al público
member of staff [of firm] → empleado/a m/f (Univ, Scol) → miembro mf del profesorado
see also private C BY-ELECTION
"members only" → sólo para socios, reservado para los socios
the member for Woodford → el diputado por Woodford
if any member of the audience → si cualquiera de los espectadores ..., si cualquier miembro del público ...
she's a member of our church → es una feligresa or es miembro de nuestra iglesia
member of Congress (US) → miembro mf del Congreso
member of the crew, crew member → tripulante mf
a member of the family, a family member → un miembro de la familia
full member → miembro mf de pleno derecho
Member of Parliament (Brit) → diputado/a m/f, parlamentario/a m/f
Member of the European Parliament → diputado/a m/f del Parlamento Europeo, eurodiputado/a m/f
a member of the public → un ciudadano/una ciudadana
the library is open to members of the public → la biblioteca está abierta al público
member of staff [of firm] → empleado/a m/f (Univ, Scol) → miembro mf del profesorado
see also private C BY-ELECTION
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
member
[ˈmɛmbər] n [family, group, organization, union] → membre m; [club, political party] → membre m
(= member of parliament) → député(e) m/f
the member for Leeds → le député de Leeds(la)(e) member of staff, member of the public, member country, member state, Member of the House of Representatives, Member of Congress, Member of Parliament, Member of the European Parliamentmember country n → pays m membreMember of Congress n (US) → membre m du CongrèsMember of Parliament n (British) → député(e) m/fmember of staff n → membre m du personnelMember of the European Parliament n (British) → député(e) m/f européen(e)Member of the House of Representatives n (US) → membre m de la Chambre des représentantsmember of the public n → membre m du public
the member for Leeds → le député de Leeds(la)(e) member of staff, member of the public, member country, member state, Member of the House of Representatives, Member of Congress, Member of Parliament, Member of the European Parliamentmember country n → pays m membreMember of Congress n (US) → membre m du CongrèsMember of Parliament n (British) → député(e) m/fmember of staff n → membre m du personnelMember of the European Parliament n (British) → député(e) m/f européen(e)Member of the House of Representatives n (US) → membre m de la Chambre des représentantsmember of the public n → membre m du public
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
member
n
→ Mitglied nt; (of tribe, species) → Angehörige(r) mf; “members only” → „nur für Mitglieder“; member of the family → Familienmitglied nt; if any member of the audience … → falls einer der Zuschauer/Zuhörer …; you have to be a member → Sie müssen Mitglied sein; the member countries/states → die Mitgliedsstaaten pl
(Parl) → Abgeordnete(r) mf; member of parliament → Parlamentsmitglied nt; (in GB) → Abgeordnete(r) mf → des Unterhauses; (Ger) → Bundestagsabgeordnete(r) mf; member of the European Parliament → Europaabgeordnete(r) mf; the member for Woodford → der/die Abgeordnete für den Wahlkreis Woodford
(Math, Logic) → Glied nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
member
[ˈmɛmbəʳ] n (gen) → membro; (of club) → socio/a, iscritto/a; (of political party) → iscritto/ashe's like a member of the family → è come una di famiglia
"members only" → "riservato ai soci"
member of staff (Scol, Univ) → insegnante m/f
a member of the staff (gen) → un(a) dipendente m/f
member of the public → privato/a cittadino/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
member
(ˈmembə) noun1. a person who belongs to a group, club, society, trade union etc. The association has three thousand members.
2. short for Member of Parliament. M.P.
ˈmembership noun1. the state of being a member. membership of the Communist Party.
2. a group of members. a society with a large membership.
3. the amount of money paid to a society etc in order to become a member. The membership has increased to $5 this year.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
member
→ عُضْوٌ člen medlem Mitglied μέλος miembro jäsen membre član socio メンバー 회원 lid medlem członek membro член medlem สมาชิก üye thành viên 成员Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
mem·ber
n. miembro.
1. órgano o parte del cuerpo;
2. socio-a de una organización.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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member
n miembro; (limb) extremidad f (form), miembro; family — miembro de la familia, familiar mfEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.