(anatomy) The lower extremity of a human limb, between the knee and the ankle.
(computer science) The sequence of instructions that is followed in a computer routine from one branch point to the next.
(engineering) Anything that functionally or structurally resembles an animal leg. One of the branches of a forked or jointed object. One of the main upright members of a drill derrick or tripod.
(geophysics) A single cycle of more or less periodic motion in a wave train on a seismogram.
(mathematics) Either side adjacent to the right angle of a right triangle.
(mechanical engineering) The case that encloses the vertical part of the belt carrying the buckets within a grain elevator.
(metallurgy) In a fillet weld, the distance between the root and the toe.
(mining engineering) In mine timbering, a prop or upright member of a set or frame. A stone that has to be wedged out from beneath a larger one.
(navigation) One part of a craft's track, consisting of a single course line. A track identified by an aid to navigation.
(zoology) An appendage or limb used for support and locomotion.

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