What does FIN mean?

Definitions for FIN
fɪnfin

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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.]

Wikidata

  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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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  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.

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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. Bowie Wu:

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

  2. Daniel Magee:

    As we got closer I saw a fin and realized it was a whale, some lock keepers hosing Atmospheric Administration.Garside down and it looked like the tide was going up so Atmospheric Administration.Garside could turn around. I realized that the whale might be injured as it started rolling on its side and thrashing about.

  3. Ilaina Solomon:

    The TPP would actually pose serious threats to one of our ocean's greatest treasures, sharks, the TPP not only fails to meaningfully address the problem of shark fin trading, but it could actually lead to the slaughter of more sharks.

  4. Tracy Tsang:

    There was an old saying in Hong Kong in the 1970s :' To stir shark fin with rice.' It was used to describe the lifestyle of the wealthy, implying that they were rich enough to afford shark fin on a daily basis, today, the older generation still considers serving shark fin to their guests during banquets a sign of hospitality.

  5. Anonymous:

    l'adaptabilité est le secret de la survie. Selon Charles Darwin, ni le plus fort ni le plus intelligent mais seulement les espèces les plus adaptables gagne à la fin. Alors faites de votre mieux pour être le plus adaptable, dans votre vie personnelle autant que dans les relations professionnelles. Qui est le secret de la survie et de succès!" - Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate.

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