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Power is a tool, influence is a skill; one is a fist, the other a fingertip.
Nancy Gibbs

Meaning of "fingertip" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FINGERTIP

fingertip  [ˈfɪŋɡəˌtɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FINGERTIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fingertip 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 FINGERTIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fingertip

Finger

A finger is a limb of the human body and a type of digit, an organ of manipulation and sensation found in the hands of humans and other primates. Normally humans have five digits, the bones of which are termed phalanges, on each hand. The first digit is the thumb, followed by index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger or pinky. According to different definitions, the thumb can be called a finger, or not.

Definition of fingertip in the English dictionary

The definition of fingertip in the dictionary is the end joint or tip of a finger.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FINGERTIP


fiber-tip
ˈfaɪbəˌtɪp
overtip
ˌəʊvəˈtɪp
Q-tip
ˈkjuːtɪp
tip
tɪp
typp
tɪp
V-2
tɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FINGERTIP

fingerbreadth
fingered
fingered tremolo
fingerer
fingerglass
fingerguard
fingerhold
fingerhole
fingering
fingerless
fingerlike
fingerling
fingerling potato
fingermark
fingernail
fingerpick
fingerprint
fingerstall
fingertip control
fingertip search

WORDS THAT END LIKE FINGERTIP

beautiful hook-tip
chip
clip
felt tip
fibre-tip
filter tip
flip
hip
hook-tip
leadership
membership
nip
orange-tip
partnership
relationship
rip
rubbish tip
ship
skip
wing tip

Synonyms and antonyms of fingertip in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fingertip» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FINGERTIP

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

Translator English - Chinese

指尖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

yema del dedo
570 millions of speakers

English

fingertip
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उंगलियों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإصبع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пальца
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ponta do dedo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টিপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bout du doigt
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hujung jari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fingerspitze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

指先
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

손끝
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fingertip
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngón tay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விரல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उंचाट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

parmak ucu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

punta del dito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

palca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пальця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vârful degetului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δακτύλου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vinger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fingertopp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fingertuppen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fingertip

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FINGERTIP»

The term «fingertip» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.794 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FINGERTIP» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «FINGERTIP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fingertip.
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Nancy Gibbs
Power is a tool, influence is a skill; one is a fist, the other a fingertip.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FINGERTIP»

Discover the use of fingertip in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fingertip and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bowling: Steps to Success
Figure 1.9 Fingertip Grip 1 . Fingers are inserted to first knuckle 2. Bowler has better chance to generate hook 3. Fingers are squeezed toward the thumb 4. Inside the ball, fingers and thumb are flat 5. Bowler needs a ball with a longer span ...
Douglas Wiedman
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Measure Fingertip Force by Imaging the Fingernail and the ...
The novel technique presented in this dissertation opens new potentials in the human hand grasping study, and introduces the computer vision based force detection into the Human Computer Interaction domain.
Yu Sun, 2007
3
Nail Art Sourcebook: Over 500 Designs for Fingertip Fashions
Nail art isn't just the hottest fashion trend around; it's a cool way to make a personal statement and create a little extra pizzazz for a special occasion.
Pansy Alexander-Potter, Mineko Sugita, 2012
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Grabb's Encyclopedia of Flaps: Upper Extremities
1. Kleinert HE. Fingertip injuries and their management. Am Stirg 1959;25:41. 2. Atasoy E, loakimidis E, Kasdan M, et al. Reconstruction of the amputated finger tip with triangular volar flap. / Bone Joint Surg ]Am] 1970;52:921. 3. Frandsen PA.
Berish Strauch, Luis O. Vasconez, M.d., Elizabeth J. Hall-Findlay, 2009
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Bowling Fundamentals
The two types of grips are the conventional grip and the fingertip grip. Most bowlers begin with the conventional grip, eventually graduating to a fingertip grip. Each finger (not including the thumbs) has two joints. For ease of reference, think of ...
Michelle Mullen, 2004
6
Human Hand Function
Relation between the force applied at the fingertip and the area of contact on the tip of the index finger during grasping (filled circles) and between linger force and the displacement of the index fingertip pulp during contact with a rigid surface ...
Lynette A. Jones, Susan J. Lederman, 2006
7
Medicine Management Skills for Nurses
Table 8.1 Amount of cream to use for an adult Affected body area Quantity of cream or ointment Both sides of one hand One fingertip unit One foot Two fingertip units One arm Three fingertip units One leg Six fingertip units Chest and abdomen ...
Claire Boyd, 2013
8
Springer Handbook of Robotics
Dynamic tactile Fig. 19.2 Miniature fingertip force-torque sensor for a prosthetic hand (after [19.47] with permission) a robot, but could be distributed throughout the links of a robot. In principle, any type of multiaxis load cell could be used for ...
Bruno Siciliano, Oussama Khatib, 2008
9
The Craft and Art of Clay: A Complete Potter's Handbook
Begin the lift with left fingertip inside and right fingertip outside, on the right-hand side of the clay wall in 4 o'clock position. Outside fingertip makes the indentation to lift the roll of clay; inside fingertip exactly opposite rides up, exerting no ...
Susan Peterson, Jan Peterson, 2003
10
Reoperative Hand Surgery
Secondary reconstructive procedures for fingertip and nail bed injuries are frequently under appreciated by many surgeons. Complications from these injuries are not uncommon; however, many patients will just choose to live with their ...
Scott F.M. Duncan, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FINGERTIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fingertip is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cindy's review: The loud place for pretty people on CAA rooftop
Luscious hamachi crudo features bright notes of yuzu and orange, with corn relish and fingertip-size dollops of avocado puree — summer by ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Ian Bell hits a half-century as England dominate afternoon session …
Lyth batted quite nicely for his 37 and was dismissed by a little extra turn from Lyon and a superbly athletic fingertip catch at slip by Australia ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Cass Tech WR beats nation's top recruits in showcase
... separated consistently on his routes and made fingertip grabs on poorly thrown balls. Rep after rep, Peoples-Jones seemed to take his game ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
4
Bath City 0 Bristol City 1: Romans open pre-season campaign with …
From the next flag kick, the ball was worked for Nicholson to chip a cross in for Ball, his header forcing Fielding into a fingertip save in front of ... «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»
5
David Manning-USA TODAY Sports
And it all comes back to a proclamation proven true at the last possible moment – thanks, in large part, to a fingertip. Go Canes! «State Of The U, Jul 15»
6
Team USA Drops 2-1 Decision to Poland
Fredrickson came up big in the 66th minute when she made a diving fingertip save to guide Dominika Deren's shot off the post. Poland struck ... «Colorado College News, Jul 15»
7
Health at the press of a button
... (make sure the lens is completely covered) for 10 seconds and wait till the app tracks your heart rate via the change in colour of your fingertip. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
8
Police: Ex-Carpentersville teacher had sex with 2 students
Sailing provided the opportuniity for Paul Murray of Arlington Heights to find love, lose a fingertip and skipper plenty of boats. This weekend will ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
9
Utah cuts cornerback Dominique Hatfield after robbery charge
Sailing provided the opportuniity for Paul Murray of Arlington Heights to find love, lose a fingertip and skipper plenty of boats. This weekend will ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
10
Termite inspector caused damage to home
Sailing provided the opportuniity for Paul Murray of Arlington Heights to find love, lose a fingertip and skipper plenty of boats. This weekend will ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»

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