Sinhala Dictionary definitions for organ
organ 🔊 /ɔˈɹgʌn/
organ : අවයවය
organ : අංග සහිත
organ : සගනය
organ : ඉන්ද්රියයන් පිළිබඳ
organ : ප්රාණේන්ද්රිය ඇති
organ : ඉන්ද්රියය
organ : උපක්රමය
organ : ඉන්ද්රිය
organ : අංගය
organ definition
Noun.
- An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers, etc., are organs of government.
- A natural part or structure in an animal or a plant, capable of performing some special action (termed its function), which is essential to the life or well-being of the whole; as, the heart, lungs, etc., are organs of animals; the root, stem, foliage, etc., are organs of plants.
- A component part performing an essential office in the working of any complex machine; as, the cylinder, valves, crank, etc., are organs of the steam engine.
- A medium of communication between one person or body and another; as, the secretary of state is the organ of communication between the government and a foreign power; a newspaper is the organ of its editor, or of a party, sect, etc.
- A wind instrument containing numerous pipes of various dimensions and kinds, which are filled with wind from a bellows, and played upon by means of keys similar to those of a piano, and sometimes by foot keys or pedals; -- formerly used in the plural, each pipe being considired an organ.
Transitive verb. To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs; to organize.