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Meaning of "fingerbreadth" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FINGERBREADTH

fingerbreadth  [ˈfɪŋɡəˌbrɛdθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FINGERBREADTH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fingerbreadth is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FINGERBREADTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fingerbreadth in the English dictionary

The definition of fingerbreadth in the dictionary is the width of a finger, used as an indication of length.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FINGERBREADTH


breadth
brɛdθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FINGERBREADTH

finger painting
finger plate
finger post
finger spelling
finger tight
finger trouble
finger wave
finger-dry
finger´s breadth
fingerboard
fingered
fingered tremolo
fingerer
fingerglass
fingerguard
fingerhold
fingerhole
fingering
fingerless
fingerlike

WORDS THAT END LIKE FINGERBREADTH

bandwidth
finger´s breadth
footbreadth
hair´s breadth
hair´s-breadth
handbreadth
hand´s-breadth
hundredth
myriadth
set width
thousandth
width

Synonyms and antonyms of fingerbreadth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fingerbreadth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FINGERBREADTH

Find out the translation of fingerbreadth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fingerbreadth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fingerbreadth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

指宽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de dedo
570 millions of speakers

English

fingerbreadth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fingerbreadth
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إصبع و
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fingerbreadth
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fingerbreadth
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fingerbreadth
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de doigt
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fingerbreadth
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fingerbreadth
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fingerbreadth
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fingerbreadth
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fingerbreadth
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fingerbreadth
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fingerbreadth
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोटब्रेडथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

parmak genişliğinde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dito trasverso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fingerbreadth
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fingerbreadth
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fingerbreadth
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fingerbreadth
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fingerbreadth
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fingerbreadth
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fingerbreadth
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fingerbreadth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FINGERBREADTH»

The term «fingerbreadth» is used very little and occupies the 156.062 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FINGERBREADTH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fingerbreadth

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FINGERBREADTH»

Discover the use of fingerbreadth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fingerbreadth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & ...
From then on, it decreases one fingerbreadth per day—on the first postpartal day, it will be palpable one fingerbreadth below the umbilicus; on the second day, two fingerbreadths below the umbilicus; and so on. Because a fingerbreadth is ...
Adele Pillitteri, 2010
2
Step by Step Management of Equinus Foot by Ilizarov Technique
calcaneus which comes about two and a half to three fingerbreadth behind the posterior border of posterior malleolus (the feeling of pulsation of tibialis posterior will be a more safeguard to avoid the catastrophe). On this surface the first K-wire  ...
R. A. Agrawal, RA Agrawal, Sureshwar Pandey, UV Ivanovich, Sureshwar Pandey, 2008
3
Introductory Maternity Nursing
The normal process of involution thereafter is for the uterus to descend approximately 1 fingerbreadth (1 cm) per day until it has descended below the level of the pubic bone and can no longer be palpated. This occurs by the 10th postpartum ...
N. Jayne Klossner, 2006
4
The Musculoskeletal System: Differential Diagnosis from ...
One fingerbreadth medial to the posterior-superior iliac spine is the most superficial posterior ligament of the sacroiliac joint. 2. One fingerbreadth lateral to the posterior-superior iliac spine is the puny part of the gluteal muscle origin, which ...
John McMillan Mennell, 1992
5
Clinical Neurophysiology
U. K Misra. Muscles of Leg TibialisAnterior (L 4,L 5 , and S 1 Roots, Deep Peroneal Nerve, Fig. 4.67) The patientlies supineand needle is inserted 4-finger- breadth distalto tibial tuberosity and 1-fingerbreadth lateral to tibial crest. Ontoo lateral ...
U. K Misra, 2012
6
Ancient Egyptian Science: Calendars, clocks, and astronomy
... 12-fingerbreadth and 14-fingerbreadth scale lengths for the months containing the summer and winter solstices, and 13-fingerbreadth scales for the months with the equinoxes. But a significant change in the distribution of the vertical scales, ...
Marshall Clagett, 1995
7
NCLEX-RN® Review Made Incredibly Easy!
Where should the nurse expectto find the top of the client's fundus? 1. One fingerbreadth above the umbilicus 2. One fingerbreadth below the umbilicus 3. At the level of the umbilicus 4. Below the symphysis pubis Answer: 2. After a client gives ...
Lippincott, 2012
8
NCLEX-PN Q&A Plus! Made Incredibly Easy!
Streptococcus pyogenes 12. The nurse is observing a client who gave birth yesterday. Where should the nurse expect to find the top of the client's fundus? 1. One fingerbreadth above the umbilicus 2. One fingerbreadth below the umbilicus 3.
Lippincott, 2012
9
Emergency Room Orthopaedic Procedures: An Illustrative Guide ...
Palpate the superolateral aspect of the patella and mark the skin one fingerbreadth superior and one fingerbreadth lateral to this location as the starting point (Fig. 5.9). • Prep the skin in this region using alcohol and povidone- iodine. • Put on ...
Kenneth A. Egol, Eric J. Strauss, 2012
10
Intraoperative Neurophysiology: A Comprehensive Guide to ...
Insertion: two fingerbreadths posterior to its anterior margin and one fingerbreadth superior to the inferior side of the mandible. Maneuver: clenching of the teeth. CN VII innervated: Orbicularis oculi. Insertion: at the lateral portion of the eye ...
Mirela V. Simon MD, 2009

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FINGERBREADTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fingerbreadth is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Acupuncture Helps Stanford Intensive Care Infants
This point is located 3 cun below ST35 and is one fingerbreadth from the anterior crest of the tibia. There is a notch in the tibia to which this ... «HealthCMi, Oct 14»
2
Diagnosis of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (1)
Each fingerbreadth correlates to approximately 15-20g of tissue. Most asymptomatic men have glands of 2 fingerbreadths or less. A more ... «Irish Medical Times, Jun 13»
3
Acupuncture For Cigarette Smoke Lung Damage - New Research
ST36 is located 3 cun below ST35 and is one fingerbreadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia in the tibialis anterior muscle. The tibialis ... «HealthCMI, Apr 13»
4
Hair & the Buddhist 'Monk'
... unlike the hair of the head — there is no explicit maximum length, unless the two month/two fingerbreadth rule is meant to apply here as well. «Beliefnet.com, Jun 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Fingerbreadth [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fingerbreadth>. Apr 2024 ».
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