Значение

значений: 16
  1. One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.

    The fish's fins minimize water flow.

    Flosse

    плавни́кplavník, перо́peró

    плаве́цьplavécʹ, плавни́кplavnýk

  2. A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.

    a dolphin's fin

    Finne, Fluke f Flosse

    ластlast, плавни́кplavník

  3. A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the aircraft.

    The fin stabilises the plane in flight.

    Leitwerk, Höhenleitwerk, Seitenleitwerk

    стабилиза́торstabilizátor

  4. A similar structure protruding from a projectile, used to help keep it on course.

  5. A similar structure on the bottom of a surfboard, used to help steer it.

  6. A hairstyle, resembling the fin of a fish, in which the hair is combed and set into a vertical ridge along the top of the head from about the crown to the forehead.

  7. A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.

    The divers wore fins to swim faster.

    Schwimmflossen)

    ластlast, ла́стыlásty

  8. An extending part on a surface of a radiator, engine, heatsink, etc., used to facilitate cooling.

  9. A sharp raised edge (generally in concrete) capable of damaging a roof membrane or vapor retarder.

  10. The conning tower of a submarine.

  11. (Британия, сленг)A five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.

  12. (США, устаревшее, сленг)A five-dollar bill; the sum of five dollars.

Ещё определения
  • organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
  • a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish
  • a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
  • one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain

Примеры

предложений: 20
  1. Sharks are killed for their fins.

    Акул убивают из-за их плавников. — Selena777

    deHaie werden wegen ihrer Flossen getötet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. The first steps on dry land were made by fins, not feet.

    Первые шаги по суше сделали не ноги, а плавники. — Wezel

    deDie ersten Schritte an Land wurden mit Flossen und nicht mit Füßen unternommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Fish have gills and fins.

    У рыб есть жабры и плавники. — Selena777

    deDie Fische haben Kiemen und Flossen. — al_ex_an_der

  4. After their fins have been removed, the sharks are thrown back alive into the ocean.

    Отрезав плавники, еще живых акул бросают обратно в океан. — Karok

  5. Fish use their fins as oars.

Переводы

языков: 9
Українська
По значениям 1
appendage of a fish:
Русский
По значениям 4
of a bomb:
appendage of a fish:
appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal:
device used by divers:
Deutsch
По значениям 5
of a bomb:
appendage of a fish:
appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal:
aircraft component:
device used by divers:

Происхождение

From Middle English fin, from Old English finn, from Proto-Germanic *finnō, *finǭ (“dorsal

From Middle English fin, from Old English finn, from Proto-Germanic *finnō, *finǭ (“dorsal fin”) (compare Dutch vin, German Finne, Swedish finne, fena), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pīn- (“backbone, dorsal fin”) (compare Old Irish ind (“end, point”), Latin pinna (“feather, wing, fin”), Tocharian A spin (“hook”).

From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, “five”). Doublet of cinque, finnuf, five, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”).

From French fin (“end”). Doublet of fine and finis.

Clipping of finasteride.

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Формы

мн. число: fins
Ед. числоfin
Мн. числоfins

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 23
appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal:flipper
of a bomb:vane
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Однокоренные

связанных слов: 71

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