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.
finlike
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a word derived from
fin.
Example Sentences
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They were fixing its finlike stabilizers, which help steady the massive vessel in rough seas but retract when there are no swells.
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2022
That work involved a design called a finFET, for fin field-effect transistor, which uses a finlike structure instead of the conventional flat design.
From US News ● Dec. 28, 2011
The earliest insects had finlike dorsal appendages on most if not all of their body segments, most likely for swimming.
From Science Magazine ● May 4, 2011
The outer walls will be mostly glass, and finlike shades will protect them from the Mediterranean sun, a stunt Le Corbusier had tried in Rio de Janeiro.
From Time Magazine Archive
I saw them suspended motionless above me, then two floating off, first their heads, then the tips of their finlike fingers, moving dreamily from the top of the case.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
