Body

  • 31body —    by Bruce Baugh    Body for Deleuze is defined as any whole composed of parts, where these parts stand in some definite relation to one another, and has a capacity for being affected by other bodies. The human body is just one example of such a …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 32body —    by Kim Toffoletti   Across a number of his books and essays Baudrillard reflects on the changing status, role and perception of the body in contemporary western society. He has conceptualised it variously as a consumer object (CS), a fetishised …

    The Baudrillard dictionary

  • 33body —    by Bruce Baugh    Body for Deleuze is defined as any whole composed of parts, where these parts stand in some definite relation to one another, and has a capacity for being affected by other bodies. The human body is just one example of such a …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 34body — /bod ee/, n., pl. bodies, v., bodied, bodying, adj. n. 1. the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead. 2. a corpse; carcass. 3. the trunk or main mass of a thing: the body of a tree. 4. Anat., Zool. the… …

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  • 35body — noun 1 whole physical form of a person/an animal ADJECTIVE ▪ entire, whole ▪ Her whole body trembled. ▪ lower, upper ▪ healthy …

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  • 36body — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) 1 the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal, whether dead or alive. 2 the trunk apart from the head and the limbs. 3 a the main or central part of a thing (body of the car; body… …

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  • 37body — [1] The main portion of an automobile. Often it refers just to the outside shell. [2] The main part of a housing. [3] The shank of a bolt. [4] In welding, it refers to the main structural part of a regulator. [5] A term used in describing the… …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 38Body — With regard to living things, a body is the integral physical material of an individual. Body often is used in connection with appearance, health issues and death. The study of the workings of the body is physiology. Human bodyThe human body… …

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  • 39body — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. torso (See body); solid, mass; group, assemblage; substance, bulk; main part. See whole, party. II Physical structure Nouns 1. body, anatomy, torso; carcass, cadaver, corpse, remains (See …

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  • 40body — noun 1) the human body Syn: figure, frame, form, physique, anatomy, skeleton; soma; informal bod 2) he was hit by shrapnel in the head and body Syn: torso, trunk 3) the body was exhum …

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