organ
US: /ˈɔɹɡən/
UK: /ˈɔːɡən/
UK: /ˈɔːɡən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
organ /'ɔ:gən/
- danh từ
- đàn ống (dùng trong nhà thờ); đàn hộp (có tay quay) ((cũng) barrel organ)
- (sinh vật học) cơ quan
- organs of speech: cơ quan phát âm
- cơ quan, cơ quan ngôn luận, cơ quan nhà nước
- giọng nói
- to have a magnificent organ: có giọng nói to
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 a part of the body that has a particular purpose, such as the heart or the brain; part of a plant with a particular purpose: the internal organs + the sense organs (= the eyes, ears, nose, etc.) + the sexual / reproductive organs + an organ transplant / donor
2 (especially humorous) a PENIS: the male organ
3 (also pipe organ) a large musical instrument with keys like a piano. Sounds are produced by air forced through pipes: She plays the organ in church. + organ music
Compare: HARMONIUM
4 a musical instrument similar to a pipe organ, but without pipes: an electric organ
See also -
5 (formal) an official organization that is part of a larger organization and has a special purpose: the organs of government
6 (formal) a newspaper or magazine that gives information about a particular group or organization; a means of communicating the views of a particular group: The People's Daily is the official organ of the Chinese Communist Party. + the organs of public opinion (= for example, newspapers, television, radio)
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 device, instrument, implement, tool; member, part, element, unit, component, structure, Technical process:
The eye, come to think of it, is a truly miraculous organ.
2 medium, vehicle, voice, mouthpiece, forum, publication, paper, magazine, newsletter, house organ, newspaper, annual, semi-annual, quarterly, monthly, fortnightly, weekly, hebdomadal, daily, journal, periodical:
The official organ of the Society is published in Abergavenny.
Collocation dictionary
1 part of the body
ADJ.
internal | important, vital
The eyes are an important organ of balance. to preserve blood flow to the brain and the other vital organs
| abdominal, genital | digestive, olfactory, reproductive, sense/sensory, sex/sexual, etc. | human | donor
waiting for a suitable donor organ
VERB + ORGAN
donate | transplant
ORGAN + NOUN
donation, donor | transplant, transplantation
2 musical instrument
ADJ.
pipe | mechanical | electric, electronic, Hammond (R) | barrel, mouth | church, fairground
ORGAN + NOUN
pedal, pipe, stop | loft
> Special page at MUSIC
3 official organization
ADJ.
central, major
the central organs of state
| administrative, constitutional, economic, judicial, legislative, political, security | party
Concise English dictionary
organs'ɔrgən /'ɔːgən
noun
+a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
+a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function
+(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
+a periodical that is published by a special interest group
+wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
+a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
