Look up: fin

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   FIN
   acronym: Fish Information Network (data base)
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   Fin
   Fins are expansions of the skin or body wall, or the equivalent of limbs, by means of which aquatic animals preserve their balance and swim.
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   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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   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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   Fin
   NATO codename for La-7 [SU]
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   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 penetration of glass into the joint of the mould Category: Various industries and crafts • a...
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   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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   Fin
   Fin noun [ See Fine , noun ] End; conclusion; object. [ Obsolete] 'She knew eke the fin of his intent.' Chaucer.
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   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. (Zoology) An organ of a fish, consisting of a membrane supported by rays, or little bony or cartilaginous ossicles, and serving to balance an ...
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    Fin
    Fin noun (Aëronautics) A fixed stabilizing surface, usually vertical, similar in purpose to a bilge keel on a ship.
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    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 other fins being to balance or direct the body, thoug ...
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    fin
    noun organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
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    fin
    noun a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish
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    fin
    break water verb show the fins above the water while swimming; `The sharks were finning near the surface`
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    fin
    verb equip (a car) with fins
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    Fin
    A `fin` is a surface used to produce lift and thrust or to steer while traveling in water, air, or other fluid media. The first use of the word was for the limbs of fish, but has been extended to include other animal limbs and man-made devices. The foremost use of fins is to ensure the directional stability of an object moving through a fluid such as water or air and may be seen in the use of fletching on arrows and fins at the rear of some miss...
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    FIN
    `FIN` may refer to * the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3-code for Finland. * a Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB Interpretation Number. * Federazione Italiana Nuoto, the Italian Swimming Federation. * A FIN packet in the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). * The Internationalist League of Norway (Norwegian: `Forbundet Internasjonalen i Noreg`) * Collar number, aka Force Identification Number, a four-character code used to identify uniformed police o...
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    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 thin sheet of metal squeezed out between the coll...
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    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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    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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    Fin
    A thin projecting rib.
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    fin
    
    1. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
    2. one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
    3. one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
    4. a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
    5. organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
    
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    fin
    A surface at the rear of a rocket which serves to stabilize it in flight. Fins are usually planar surfaces placed at right angles to the main body.
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    fin
    A thin sheet of material (metal) of a heat exchanger that conducts heat to a fluid. Related category • HEATING
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    fin
    fin, organ of locomotion characteristic of fish and consisting of thin tissue supported by cartilaginous or bony rays. In some fish, e.g., the eel, a single fin extends from the back, around the tail, and along the ventral surface. In the majority of fishes, however, there are one, two, or three dor...
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