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fin
1[fin]
noun
a membranous, winglike or paddlelike organ attached to any of various parts of the body of fishes and certain other aquatic animals, used for propulsion, steering, or balancing.
Nautical.Ìý
a horizontal, often adjustable, winglike appendage to the underwater portion of a hull, as one for controlling the dive of a submarine or for damping the roll of a surface vessel.
Also called vertical stabilizer.ÌýAeronautics.Ìýany of certain small, subsidiary structures on an aircraft, designed to increase directional stability.
any of a number of standing ridges on an ordinarily hot object, as a radiator, a cylinder of an internal-combustion engine, etc., intended to maximize heat transfer to the surrounding air by exposing a large surface area.
any part, as of a mechanism, resembling a fin.
Metallurgy.Ìýa ridge of metal squeezed through the opening between two rolls, dies, or halves of a mold in which a piece is being formed under pressure.
Automotive.Ìýan ornamental structure resembling an aeronautical fin that is attached to the body of an automobile, as on each rear fender tail fin.
Slang.Ìýthe arm or hand.
Usually fins. flipper.
verb (used with object)
to cut off the fins from (a fish); carve or cut up, as a chub.
to provide or equip with a fin or fins.
verb (used without object)
to move the fins; lash the water with the fins, as a whale when dying.
fin
2[fin]
noun
Slang.Ìýa five-dollar bill.
fin.
3abbreviation
finance.
financial.
finish.
Fin.
4abbreviation
Finland.
Finnish.
fin
1/ ´Úɪ²Ô /
noun
any of the firm appendages that are the organs of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals. Most fishes have paired and unpaired fins, the former corresponding to the limbs of higher vertebrates
a part or appendage that resembles a fin
US name: vertical stabilizer.Ìýa vertical surface to which the rudder is attached, usually placed at the rear of an aeroplane to give stability about the vertical axis
a tail surface fixed to a rocket or missile to give stability
nautical a fixed or adjustable blade projecting under water from the hull of a vessel to give it stability or control
a projecting rib to dissipate heat from the surface of an engine cylinder, motor casing, or radiator
(often plural) another name for flipper
verb
(tr) to provide with fins
(tr) to remove the fins from (a dead fish)
(intr) (esp of a whale) to agitate the fins violently in the water
fin
2/ ´Úɪ²Ô /
noun
slangÌýa five-dollar bill
Fin
3abbreviation
Finland
Finnish
fin.
4abbreviation
finance
financial
FIN
5abbreviation
Finland (international car registration)
fin
One of the winglike or paddlelike parts of a fish, dolphin, or whale that are used for propelling, steering, and balancing in water.
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- finless adjective
- finlike adjective
- ˈ´Ú¾±²Ô±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of fin1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of fin1
Origin of fin2
Example Sentences
But the parasites can infect the muscles and connective tissue of the fish, Hechinger said, which is how a person eating it can get sick despite cutting off the head and fins.
“Even if you struggle with the technique of swimming, you can put on fins and get some at least moderate exercise.â€
“Everybody wants an answer right now: Is it safe? Me too! I’m a surfer. My fins are drying. But we’re trying to be patient at the same time.â€
"A dorsal fin slowly broke the surface revealing that familiar profile that looked like a shark," he said.
Based on Larson’s research, he writes his nonfiction like a novel, chockablock full of weird and wondrous details of Chicago at the fin de siècle.
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