Definitions for fin
fɪnfin

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebenoun

   the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

2. tail fin, tailfin, finnoun

   one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile

3. louver, louvre, finnoun

   one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain

4. flipper, finnoun

   a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)

5. finnoun

   a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish

6. finverb

   organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals

7. finverb

   equip (a car) with fins

8. finverb

   propel oneself through the water in a finning motion

9. fin, break waterverb

   show the fins above the water while swimming

   "The sharks were finning near the surface"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Finnoun

   commune in the Somme department in France

2. Etymology: fin, from finn, from finjō 'dorsal fin' (compare vin, Finne, fena), from (s)pīn- 'backbone, dorsal fin' (compare ind 'end, point', Latin pinna 'feather, wing', spin 'hook', Sanskrit sphyá 'splinter, staff').

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FINnoun

   The wing of a fish; the limb by which he balances his body, and moves in the water.

   Etymology: fin, Saxon; vin, Dutch.

   He that depends
   Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead,
   And hews down oaks with rushes. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   Their fins consist of a number of gristly bones, long and slender, like pins and needles. Henry More, Antid. against Atheism.

   Thus at half-ebb a rowling sea
   Returns, and wins upon the shore;
   The watry herd, affrighted at the roar,
   Rest on their fins awhile, and stay,
   Then backward take their wond’ring way. Dryden.

   Still at his oar th’ industrious Libys plies;
   But as he plies, each busy arm shrinks in,
   And by degrees is fashion’d to a fin. Joseph Addison, Ovid’s Metam.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fin

   1. A thin, flat appendage on the body of a fish, dolphin, or other aquatic animal, used for balance, steering, and propulsion in the water. 2. In financial term, "fin" can also refer to a five-dollar bill in American slang. 3. A projecting surface used to provide stability or for cooling, as on an aircraft, a car's engine or another machine. 4. In surfing, a fin is a shaped piece attached to the bottom or sides of a surfboard, designed to improve stability and control. 5. In French, "fin" means end or finish.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Finverb

   to carve or cut up, as a chub

2. Finnoun

   end; conclusion; object

3. Finnoun

   an organ of a fish, consisting of a membrane supported by rays, or little bony or cartilaginous ossicles, and serving to balance and propel it in the water

4. Finnoun

   a membranous, finlike, swimming organ, as in pteropod and heteropod mollusks

5. Finnoun

   a finlike organ or attachment; a part of an object or product which protrudes like a fin

6. Finnoun

   the hand

7. Finnoun

   a blade of whalebone

8. Finnoun

   a mark or ridge left on a casting at the junction of the parts of a mold

9. Finnoun

   the thin sheet of metal squeezed out between the collars of the rolls in the process of rolling

10. Finnoun

    a feather; a spline

11. Finnoun

    a finlike appendage, as to submarine boats

12. Etymology: [See Fine, n.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Fin

   A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure. Fins typically function as foils that produce lift or thrust, or provide the ability to steer or stabilize motion while traveling in water, air, or other fluid media. Fins are also used to increase surface areas for heat transfer purposes, or simply as ornamentation. Fins first evolved on fish as a means of locomotion. Fish fins are used to generate thrust and control the subsequent motion. Fish, and other aquatic animals such as cetaceans, actively propel and steer themselves with pectoral and tail fins. As they swim, they use other fins, such as dorsal and anal fins to achieve stability and refine their maneuvering.

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1. FIN

   What does FIN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the FIN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FIN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fin is ranked #124548 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fin surname appeared 138 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fin.
   
   69.5% or 96 total occurrences were White.
   13% or 18 total occurrences were Asian.
   8.7% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   6.5% or 9 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Aquatics
   • Digit
   • Equip
   • Shoe
   • Slat
   • Stabilizer
   • Swim

Anagrams for fin »

1. NFI

How to pronounce fin?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say fin in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fin in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of fin in a Sentence

1. Andy Cornish:

   Sharks are in crisis, the demand for shark fin in East and Southeast Asia and for shark meat in other parts of the world are the major drivers for the overfishing of sharks. This is, by far, the biggest cause of the shark population decline. Currently, 100 % of shark fin sold in Hong Kong is from unsustainable and/or untraceable sources.

2. Bowie Wu:

   The concept of' no fin, no feast' is still deeply rooted in many people's minds.

3. Blaine Shelton:

   I already saw the fin, and I knew it was n’t a porpoise.

4. Adeline Chan:

   It was a big challenge initially, getting customers to accept our shark fin policy, we accepted that it would mean a substantial cut for our banqueting business. We initiated the policy because it was the right thing to do. We recognized that as a species, sharks are threatened with extinction, and if this happens, it would put the health of our oceans and fisheries at risk.

5. Ian Ziering:

   We actually got a chance to rehearse our scenes together and have some great poignant moments, when you meet Gilbert Shepard you understand what makes Fin tick. It's kind of nice. It's very grounded and it's wonderful character development, because you can't always be slicing through sharks. You've got to ground it in a humanity. This movie does it very nicely with Fin Shepard and his family.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fin
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fin
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fin
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fin
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fin
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html