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(word root) finger

Examples of words with the root digit-: digitate, prestidigitation

dig·it

(dĭj′ĭt)

a. A human finger or toe.

b. A corresponding part in other vertebrates.

2. A unit of length derived from the breadth of a finger and equal to about ³/₄ of an inch (2.0 centimeters).

a. One of the ten Arabic number symbols, 0 through 9.

b. Such a symbol used in a system of numeration.

4. digits Slang A telephone number: She gave me her digits, and I put them in my cell phone.

[Middle English, from Latin digitus, finger, toe; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

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digit

(ˈdɪdʒɪt)

1. (Anatomy) a finger or toe

2. (Mathematics) Also called: figure any of the ten Arabic numerals from 0 to 9

3. (Anatomy) another name for finger⁴

4. (Astronomy) astronomy one twelfth of the diameter of the sun or moon, used to express the magnitude of an eclipse

[C15: from Latin digitus toe, finger]

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dig•it

(ˈdɪdʒ ɪt)

n.

1. any of the Arabic numerals of 1 through 9 and 0.

2. any symbol of other number systems, as 0 or 1 in the binary.

3. a finger or toe.

4. the breadth of a finger used as a unit of linear measure, usu. equal to ¾ of an inch (2 cm).

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin digitus finger, toe]

dig·it

(dĭj′ĭt)

1. A finger or toe.

2. One of the ten Arabic numerals, 0 through 9.

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digit

One of ten Arabic symbols representing the numbers 0 to 9. Also used in astronomy as a unit of measure equal to half the diameter of the Sun or Moon. Used in ancient Egypt as a measure of length: 1 digit = 1 finger width.

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Noun	1.	digit - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits" figure integer, whole number - any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero; "an integer is a number that is not a fraction" binary digit - either 0 or 1 in binary notation octal digit - a digit from 0 to 7 in octal notation decimal digit - a digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation duodecimal digit - a digit from 0 to 11 in duodecimal notation hexadecimal digit - a digit from 0 to 15 in hexadecimal notation significant digit, significant figure - any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value); "he calculated the answer to four significant figures" 0, cypher, nought, zero, cipher - a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number 1, ace, one, single, unity, I - the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one" 2, II, two, deuce - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number 3, deuce-ace, III, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika, tierce, leash - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one IV, Little Joe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, 4, four, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad, foursome, quaternary - the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one 5, cinque, fin, five, fivesome, Little Phoebe, pentad, Phoebe, quint, quintuplet, quintet, V - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one 6, Captain Hicks, half a dozen, hexad, sestet, sextuplet, sise, six, sixer, VI, sextet - the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one 7, heptad, septenary, septet, seven, sevener, VII - the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one 8, eight, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, octet, octonary, ogdoad, VIII - the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one 9, ennead, IX, Nina from Carolina, nine, niner - the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
	2.	digit - the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, finger linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
	3.	digit - a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates dactyl craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium phalanx - any of the bones of the fingers or toes appendage, extremity, member - an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm" minimus - the fifth digit; the little finger or little toe finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin" toe - one of the digits of the foot nail - horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

digit

noun

1. number, figure, numeral, integer Her telephone number differs from mine by one digit.

2. finger, toe, extremity Many animals have five digits.

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Translations

إصْبَعرَقْم

číslicečíslice od 0 do 9prst

cifferfingertåtal

Ziffer Stelle Zehe Finger

ψηφίο αριθμός δάκτυλο δάχτυλο νούμερο

dedo dígito

chiffre doigt orteil

ספרה

számszámjegyujj

fingur eîa tátölustafur

dito cifra ente

pirštasskaitmeninisskaitmeninis laikrodisskaitmuo

ciparspirkstsvienzīmes skaitlis

cijfer nummer

siffer tall ensifret tall finger eller tå

palec

dígito algarismo dedo

deget

цифра

el/ayak parmağıhane parmak rakam

手指数字足趾

digit

[ˈdɪdʒɪt] N

1. (Math) → dígito m, cifra f

2. (= finger, toe) → dedo m

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digit

[ˈdɪdʒɪt] n

(= number) → chiffre m (de 0 à 9)

(= finger) → doigt m

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digit

(= finger) → Finger m; (= toe) → Zehe f

(Math) → Ziffer f; a four-digit number → eine vierstellige Zahl

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digit

[ˈdɪdʒɪt] n (Math) → cifra (frm) (finger, thumb, toe) → dito

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digit

(ˈdidʒit) noun

1. any of the figures 0 to 9. 105 is a number with three digits.

2. a finger or toe.

ˈdigital adjective

(of a omputer etc) using the numbers 0–9.

digital clock/watch

a clock or watch which shows the time in numbers instead of on a dial.

dig·it

n. dedo.

digit

n (finger, toe) dedo

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He held his own hand out and counted his digits slowly, "One, two, three, four, five--eigh?"

I did not grasp his meaning then; afterwards I was to find that a great proportion of these Beast People had malformed hands, lacking sometimes even three digits. But guessing this was in some way a greeting, I did the same thing by way of reply.

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No two people born into the world probably have ever had identical lines upon all their digits. It is very doubtful if any single fingerprint will ever be exactly duplicated by any finger other than the one which originally made it."

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"The description of the digits," said I, as I made an end of reading, "is in exact accordance with this drawing.

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For instance, rudimentary mammae are very general in the males of mammals: I presume that the 'bastard-wing' in birds may be safely considered as a digit in a rudimentary state: in very many snakes one lobe of the lungs is rudimentary; in other snakes there are rudiments of the pelvis and hind limbs.

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