tail fin

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [teyl fin]
- /teɪl fɪn/
- /teɪl fɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [teyl fin]
- /teɪl fɪn/

Definitions of tail fin words

noun tail fin a membranous, winglike or paddlelike organ attached to any of various parts of the body of fishes and certain other aquatic animals, used for propulsion, steering, or balancing. 1
noun tail fin Nautical. a horizontal, often adjustable, winglike appendage to the underwater portion of a hull, as one for controlling the dive of a submarine or for damping the roll of a surface vessel. fin keel. 1
noun tail fin Also called vertical stabilizer. Aeronautics. any of certain small, subsidiary structures on an aircraft, designed to increase directional stability. 1
noun tail fin any of a number of standing ridges on an ordinarily hot object, as a radiator, a cylinder of an internal-combustion engine, etc., intended to maximize heat transfer to the surrounding air by exposing a large surface area. 1
noun tail fin any part, as of a mechanism, resembling a fin. 1
noun tail fin Metallurgy. a ridge of metal squeezed through the opening between two rolls, dies, or halves of a mold in which a piece is being formed under pressure. Compare flash (def 11). 1

See all 15 definitions of tail fin

Information block about the term

Origin of tail fin

First appearance:

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1675-85

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tail fin

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tail fin

tail fin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tail fin usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer