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1. Fin
   [extended surface] == Fin uses == Fins are most commonly used in heat exchanging devices such as radiators in cars and heat exchangers in power plants. They are also used in newer technology such as hydrogen fuel cells. Nature has also taken advantage of the phenomena of fins. The ears of ja...
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2. FIN
   acronym: Fish Information Network (data base)
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3. fin
   [n] - a stabilizer that resembles the fins of a fish 2. [n] - organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals 3. [v] - equip with fins, as of a car 4. [v] - propel oneself through the water in a finning motion 5. [v] - show the fins above the water while swimming (of fish)
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4. Fin
   A fixed vertical surface, usually at the tail, designed to contribute to both directional and lateral stability. Often called the 'tail fin' and usually used to carry the rudder. On lighter-than-air craft the term fin is also used to define the horizontal stabilising surfaces termed the tailplane in an aeroplane.
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5. Fin
   NATO codename for La-7 [SU]
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6. fin
   a fixed surface outside the envelope or outer cover of a lighter-than-air aircraft providing aerodynamic stability; the parts of the stabilisers of a kite balloon providing stability in pitch and yaw Category: Transport • a thin projection on the surface or edge; usually produced by pene...
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7. Fin
   Fin transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Finned ; present participle & verbal noun Finning .] [ Confer Fin of a fish.] To carve or cut up, as a chub.
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8. Fin
   Fin noun [ See Fine , noun ] End; conclusion; object. [ Obsolete] 'She knew eke the fin of his intent.' Chaucer.
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9. Fin
   Fin noun [ Middle English finne , fin , Anglo-Saxon finn ; akin to Dutch vin , G. & Danish finne , Swedish fena , Latin pinna , penna , a wing, feather. Confer pen a feather.] 1....
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10. Fin
    Fin noun (Aëronautics) A fixed stabilizing surface, usually vertical, similar in purpose to a bilge keel on a ship.
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11. fin
    1. <marine biology, zoology> 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. ... Fishes move through the water chiefly by means of the caudal fin or tail, the principal office of the ot...
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12. fin
    noun organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
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13. fin
    noun a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish
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14. fin
    break water verb show the fins above the water while swimming; `The sharks were finning near the surface`
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15. fin
    verb equip (a car) with fins
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16. Fin
    • (n.) End; conclusion; object. • (v. t.) To carve or cut up, as a chub. • (n.) A membranous, finlike, swimming organ, as in pteropod and heteropod mollusks. • (n.) The hand. • (n.) A finlike appendage, as to submarine boats. • (n.) A blade of whalebone. • (n.) The...
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17. fin
    (from the article `animal development`) ...the limb rudiment condense; these are the rudiments of the various components of the limb skeleton. In fishes, small outgrowths from the myotomes ... The bony fishes represent the culmination of a long evolution toward a body plan with maximum swimming efficiency. Particularly important in this...
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18. fin
    (from the article `gasoline engine`) Some engines, particularly aviation engines and small units for mowers, chain saws, and other tools, are air-cooled. Air cooling is accomplished by ...
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19. Fin
    [comics] The Fin is the name of two characters from Marvel Comics. The Golden Age Fin has elements of both the swashbuckling pirate and superhero genres. ==The Fin (Peter Noble)== ===Publication history=== The Fin first appeared in Daring Mystery Comics #7-8, (April 1941, Jan.1942), and was ...
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20. Fin
    [garden] The result of the debate was delete. -- ( drini`s page ☎ ) 08:08, 22 December 2005 (UTC) ===The Paradox 2=== Non-notable, unreleased game. To wit, there are two search results for "The Paradox 2 - The Zone" and searching for "The Paradox 2" alone produces irrelevant results. Delet...
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21. Fin
    [song] "Fin" is a song from British rock band Supergrass` 2005 album, Road to Rouen. It was released on 2 January 2006 as the third single from the album (see 2006 in music). It was only available as a 7" and digital download, and only charted in the UK at #111. The song is a very slow and g...
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22. Fin
    [troll] Fin is a troll in a legend from Kalundborg, Zealand, Denmark. The legend also exists in Sweden, but it instead has a giant from Lund (before 1658 in Denmark), with the name Jätten Finn ("Finn the Giant"). The legend about Fin also exists in the genuine Sweden (that wasn`t Denmark). ...
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23. Fin
    A fin is a surface used for stability and/or to produce lift and thrust or to steer while traveling in water, air, or other fluid media, (in other words, a foil (fluid mechanics)). The first use of the word was for the limbs of fish, but has been extended to include other animal limbs and man-made ...
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24. Fin
    A thin projecting rib.
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25. fin
    
    • the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
    • one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
    • one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
    • a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
    • organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
    
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