finned

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/ fɪnd /

adjective

having fins.

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Origin of finned

First recorded in 1300–50, finned is from the Middle English word finnede. See fin¹, -ed³

Words nearby finned

finn, finn., finnan haddie, finnan haddock, finnbogadóttir, finned, finnegans wake, finner, finney, finnic, finnick

Definition for finned (2 of 2)

fin¹

[ fin ]

/ fɪn /

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.

Nautical.

a horizontal, often adjustable, winglike appendage to the underwater portion of a hull, as one for controlling the dive of a submarine or for damping the roll of a surface vessel.
fin keel.

Also called vertical stabilizer. Aeronautics. any of certain small, subsidiary structures on an aircraft, designed to increase directional stability.

any of a number of standing ridges on an ordinarily hot object, as a radiator, a cylinder of an internal-combustion engine, etc., intended to maximize heat transfer to the surrounding air by exposing a large surface area.

any part, as of a mechanism, resembling a fin.

Metallurgy. a ridge of metal squeezed through the opening between two rolls, dies, or halves of a mold in which a piece is being formed under pressure.Compare flash(def 11).

Automotive. an ornamental structure resembling an aeronautical fin that is attached to the body of an automobile, as on each rear fender (tail fin).

Slang. the arm or hand.

Usually fins. flipper(def 2).

verb (used with object), finned, fin·ning.

to cut off the fins from (a fish); carve or cut up, as a chub.

to provide or equip with a fin or fins.

verb (used without object), finned, fin·ning.

to move the fins; lash the water with the fins, as a whale when dying.

Origin of fin

before 1000; Middle English, Old English finn; cognate with Dutch vin, Low German finne; akin to Swedish fena

OTHER WORDS FROM fin

fin·less, adjectivefin·like, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for finned

She was as lean as a man at the hips, and finned away like a mermaid, as became a daughter of the Old Roke.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various
Fantastic reptiles, winged and finned and fanged, had basked upon it—grotesque, tentative vehicles of the Flame of Life!
The River and I|John G. Neihardt
They moved slower than their tailed and finned brothers, I noticed.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930|Various
Karara is she who swims with the finned ones, and they obey her.
Key Out of Time|Andre Alice Norton

This plug will be furnished either with or without the finned portion, to meet individual requirements.
Aviation Engines|Victor Wilfred Pag

British Dictionary definitions for finned (1 of 5)

finned

/ (fɪnd) /

adjective

having one or more fins or finlike parts

British Dictionary definitions for finned (2 of 5)

Fin

abbreviation for

Finland

Finnish

British Dictionary definitions for finned (3 of 5)

FIN

abbreviation for

Finland (international car registration)

British Dictionary definitions for finned (4 of 5)

fin¹

/ (fɪn) /

noun

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

a part or appendage that resembles a fin

British a vertical surface to which the rudder is attached, usually placed at the rear of an aeroplane to give stability about the vertical axisUS name: vertical stabilizer
a tail surface fixed to a rocket or missile to give stability

nautical a fixed or adjustable blade projecting under water from the hull of a vessel to give it stability or control

a projecting rib to dissipate heat from the surface of an engine cylinder, motor casing, or radiator

(often plural) another name for flipper (def. 2)

verb fins, finning or finned

(tr) to provide with fins

(tr) to remove the fins from (a dead fish)

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

Derived forms of fin

finless, adjective

Word Origin for fin

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

British Dictionary definitions for finned (5 of 5)

fin²

/ (fɪn) /

noun

US slang a five-dollar bill

Word Origin for fin

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

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Scientific definitions for finned

fin

[ fĭn ]

One of the winglike or paddlelike parts of a fish, dolphin, or whale that are used for propelling, steering, and balancing in water.

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noun

verb (used with object), finned, fin·ning.

verb (used without object), finned, fin·ning.

Origin of fin

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noun

verb fins, finning or finned

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