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fin1

top: fins of a typical bony fish

bottom: swimming fins

fin¹

(fĭn)

1. A membranous appendage extending from the body of a fish or other aquatic animal, used for propelling, steering, or balancing the body in the water.

2. Something resembling a fin in shape or function, as:

a. A covering for the foot having a flat flexible portion made of rubber or plastic that widens as it extends forward from the toes, used to provide enhanced propulsion in swimming and diving. Also called flipper.

b. A fixed or movable airfoil used to stabilize an aircraft, missile, or projectile in flight.

c. A thin, usually curved projection attached to the rear bottom of a surfboard for stability.

d. A projecting vane used for cooling, as on a radiator or an engine cylinder.

e. See tail fin.

v. finned, fin·ning, fins

v.tr.

To equip with fins.

v.intr.

1. To emerge with the fins above water.

2. To swim, as a fish.

3. To lash the water with the fins. Used of a dying whale.

[Middle English, from Old English finn.]

fin²

(fĭn)

n. Slang

A five-dollar bill.

[Yiddish finf, five, from Old High German funf, finf; see penk^we in Indo-European roots.]

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fin

(fɪn)

1. (Zoology) 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

2. a part or appendage that resembles a fin

3. (Aeronautics)

a. Brit a vertical surface to which the rudder is attached, usually placed at the rear of an aeroplane to give stability about the vertical axis. US name: vertical stabilizer

b. a tail surface fixed to a rocket or missile to give stability

4. (Nautical Terms) nautical a fixed or adjustable blade projecting under water from the hull of a vessel to give it stability or control

5. (Mechanical Engineering) a projecting rib to dissipate heat from the surface of an engine cylinder, motor casing, or radiator

6. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (often plural) another name for flipper²

vb, fins, finning or finned

7. (tr) to provide with fins

8. (Zoology) (tr) to remove the fins from (a dead fish)

9. (Zoology) (intr) (esp of a whale) to agitate the fins violently in the water

[Old English finn; related to Middle Dutch vinne, Old Swedish fina, Latin pinna wing]

ˈfinless adj

fin

(fɪn)

slang US a five-dollar bill

[from Yiddish finf five, ultimately from Old High German funf, finf]

Fin

abbreviation for

1. (Placename) Finland

2. (Placename) Finnish

FIN

abbreviation for

(Automotive Engineering) Finland (international car registration)

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fin¹

(fɪn)

n., v. finned, fin•ning. n.

1. a membranous, winglike or paddlelike organ attached to any of various parts of the body of certain aquatic animals.

2. a winglike appendage to a hull, as one for controlling the dive of a submarine.

3. any of certain small, subsidiary structures on an aircraft, designed to increase directional stability.

4. any of a number of standing ridges, as on a radiator or engine cylinder, intended to maximize heat transfer to the surrounding air.

5. (on an automobile body) a fin-shaped ornamental part, esp. on a rear fender (tail fin).

6. Usu., fins. flipper (def. 2).

v.t.

7. to provide with fins.

v.i.

8. to lash the water with the fins.

[before 1000; Middle English, Old English finn]

fin′less, adj.

fin′like`, adj.

fin²

(fɪn)

n.

Slang. a five-dollar bill.

[1865–70; earlier finnip, fin(n)if(f) a five-pound note < Yiddish fin(e)f five < Middle High German vumf, vimf; see five]

Fin.

1. Finland.

2. Finnish.

fin.

1. finance.

2. financial.

3. finish.

fin

fins on a typical bony fish

fin

(fĭn)

One of the wing-like or paddle-like parts of a fish, dolphin, or whale that are used for propelling, steering, and balancing the in water.

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fin

Past participle: finned
Gerund: finning

Imperative
fin
fin

Present
I fin
you fin
he/she/it fins
we fin
you fin
they fin

Preterite
I finned
you finned
he/she/it finned
we finned
you finned
they finned

Present Continuous
I am finning
you are finning
he/she/it is finning
we are finning
you are finning
they are finning

Present Perfect
I have finned
you have finned
he/she/it has finned
we have finned
you have finned
they have finned

Past Continuous
I was finning
you were finning
he/she/it was finning
we were finning
you were finning
they were finning

Past Perfect
I had finned
you had finned
he/she/it had finned
we had finned
you had finned
they had finned

Future
I will fin
you will fin
he/she/it will fin
we will fin
you will fin
they will fin

Future Perfect
I will have finned
you will have finned
he/she/it will have finned
we will have finned
you will have finned
they will have finned

Future Continuous
I will be finning
you will be finning
he/she/it will be finning
we will be finning
you will be finning
they will be finning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been finning
you have been finning
he/she/it has been finning
we have been finning
you have been finning
they have been finning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been finning
you will have been finning
he/she/it will have been finning
we will have been finning
you will have been finning
they will have been finning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been finning
you had been finning
he/she/it had been finning
we had been finning
you had been finning
they had been finning

Conditional
I would fin
you would fin
he/she/it would fin
we would fin
you would fin
they would fin

Past Conditional
I would have finned
you would have finned
he/she/it would have finned
we would have finned
you would have finned
they would have finned

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Noun	1.	fin - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one 5, cinque, five, fivesome, Little Phoebe, pentad, Phoebe, quint, quintuplet, quintet, V digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	2.	fin - one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile tail fin, tailfin auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify
	3.	fin - one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain louver, louvre jalousie - a shutter made of angled slats slat, spline - a thin strip (wood or metal)
	4.	fin - a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) flipper shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
	5.	fin - a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight stabiliser, stabilizer - a device for making something stable vane - a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it
	6.	fin - organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals ray - any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish dorsal fin - unpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balance pectoral fin - either of a pair of fins situated just behind the head in fishes that help control the direction of movement pelvic fin, ventral fin - either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate caudal fin, tail fin - the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates fish - any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish" appendage, extremity, member - an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm"
Verb	1.	fin - equip (a car) with fins equip, fit out, outfit, fit - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"
	2.	fin - propel oneself through the water in a finning motion aquatics, water sport - sports that involve bodies of water swim - travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"
	3.	fin - show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface" break water swim - travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"

Translations

زِعْنِفَة السَّمَكزعنِفَة ذَيل الطائِرَه

ploutevsměrové kormidlo

finnehalefinnehalerorsideror

Flosse Finne

πτερύγιο

aleta

evä

nageoire dérive empennage

peraja

függõleges vezérsík

uggiuggi, stélkambur

pinna aletta impennaggio

kilispelekasstabilizatorius

ķīlisspurastabilizators

vin

finne halefinne styrefinne

стабилизатор

smerové kormidlo

plavut

fenalabb

kuyruk yüzgeç

鳍鳍状物

fin

[fɪn] N (all senses) → aleta f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fin

[ˈfɪn] n [fish] → nageoire f

fin

(of fish) → Flosse f

(Aviat) → Seitenleitwerk nt, → Seitenflosse f; (of bomb, rocket, ship) → Stabilisierungsfläche f

(Aut, of radiator) → Kühlrippe f

(for swimming) → Schwimmflosse f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fin

[fɪn] n (of fish) → pinna; (of plane, bomb) → impennaggio verticale

fin

(fin) noun

1. a thin movable part on a fish's body by which it balances, moves, changes direction etc.

2. anything that looks or is used like a fin. the tail-fin of an aeroplane.

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His grand distinguishing feature, the fin, from which he derives his name, is often a conspicuous object.

In connexion with this appellative of Whalebone whales , it is of great importance to mention, that however such a nomenclature may be convenient in facilitating allusions to some kind of whales, yet it is in vain to attempt a clear classification of the Leviathan, founded upon either his baleen, or hump, or fin, or teeth; notwithstanding that those marked parts or features very obviously seem better adapted to afford the basis for a regular system of Cetology than any other detached bodily distinctions, which the whale, in his kinds, presents.

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He t'inks he kin scrap, but when he gits me a-chasin' 'im he'll fin' out where he's wrong, deh damned duffer.

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All the talk we ever have heard Uttered by bat or beast or bird-- Hide or fin or scale or feather-- Jabber it quickly and all together!

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I could see a black fin cutting the water and making for him with greater swiftness than he was being pulled aboard.

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"Will you take fin champagne, Prince, or Chartreuse?

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"I wish it were fin du globe," said Dorian with a sigh.

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Wopsle as Your Honour, solicited permission to take him by the fin. Mr.

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If during the earthquake [10] whic in 1835 overthrew Concepcion, in Chile, it was thought wonderful that small bodies should have been pitched a fe inches from the ground, what must we say to a movemen which has caused fragments many tons in weight, to mov onwards like so much sand on a vibrating board, and fin their level?

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One voyager in Purchas calls them the wondrous whiskers inside of the whale's mouth; another, hogs' bristles; a third old gentleman in Hackluyt uses the following elegant language: There are about two hundred and fifty fins growing on each side of his upper chop, which arch over his tongue on each side of his mouth.

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The voracious creature shot towards the Indian, who threw himself on one side to avoid the shark's fins; but not its tail, for it struck his chest and stretched him on the ground.

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It was now at the summit of what seemed to be a long white pole, near the top of which were two pendant white masses, like rudimentary arms or fins. The green light, strangely enough, did not seem lessened by the surrounding starlight, but had a clearer effect and a deeper green.

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