ap·pend·age ( -p n d j)n.1. Something added or attached to an entity of greater importance or size; an adjunct. 2. Biology A part or organ, such as an arm, leg, tail, or fin, that is joined to the axis or trunk of a body. Synonyms: appendage, appurtenance, adjunct, accessory, attachment
These nouns denote subordinate elements added to another entity. An appendage supplements without being essential: " ... and the complete absence of appendages at the stern decreases hull resistance" R.J.L. Dicker.
An appurtenance belongs naturally as a subsidiary attribute, part, or member: "an internationally known first-class hotel ... equipped with such appurtenances as computers, word processors, copiers and telex" Oscar Millard.
An adjunct is added as an auxiliary but is often self-sustaining: "Intelligence analysts ... believe that of all the countries of the Middle East, none use terrorism more effectively as an adjunct to diplomacy ..." Elaine Sciolino.
An accessory is usually nonessential but desirable: Our new car has such accessories as air conditioning and a sunroof.
An attachment adds a function to the thing to which it is connected: The food processor has an attachment for kneading dough. |
appendage Noun a secondary part attached to a main part
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  appendage - 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 limb - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper dactyl, digit - a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates | | 2. | appendage - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"horn - one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates horn - any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn crest - a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal pseudopod, pseudopodium - temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion flagellum - a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) hair - a filamentous projection or process on an organism cirrus - a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile spine - a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin aculea - small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects style - a slender bristlelike or tubular process; "a cartilaginous style" villus - a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body fetlock - projection behind and above a horse's hoof tentacle - any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion arista - bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity ala - a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism; "the alae of the nose"; "the alae of a maple seed"; "the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae" alveolar arch - the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set acrosome - a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg caruncle, caruncula - an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds condyle - a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone epicondyle - a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments fimbria - thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube) apophysis - (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra spicule, spiculum - small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals papilla - a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather papilla - a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; "the papillae of the tongue" zygomatic process - a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch trochanter - one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached transverse process - one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs metaphysis - the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis | | 3. | appendage - a part that is joined to something largerhandgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" tailpiece - appendage added to extend the length of something |
appendage noun attachment, addition, supplement, accessory, appendix, auxiliary, affix, ancillary, adjunct, annexe, addendum, appurtenance  Translations appendage [əˈpɛndɪdʒ] n → añadidura
 appendage [əˈpɛndɪdʒ] n → appendice m
 appendage [əˈpɛndɪdʒ] append n → Anhängsel nt
 appendage [əˈpɛndɪdʒ] n → aggiunta
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