ALL meanings of finned
finned
F f - adjective finned having fins. 1
- noun finned 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 finned 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 finned Also called vertical stabilizer. Aeronautics. any of certain small, subsidiary structures on an aircraft, designed to increase directional stability. 1
- noun finned 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 finned any part, as of a mechanism, resembling a fin. 1
- noun finned 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
- noun finned Automotive. an ornamental structure resembling an aeronautical fin that is attached to the body of an automobile, as on each rear fender (tail fin) 1
- noun finned Slang. the arm or hand. 1
- noun finned Usually, fins. flipper (def 2). 1
- verb with object finned to cut off the fins from (a fish); carve or cut up, as a chub. 1
- verb with object finned to provide or equip with a fin or fins. 1
- verb without object finned to move the fins; lash the water with the fins, as a whale when dying. 1
- adjective finned having one or more fins or finlike parts 0
- adjective finned having a fin or fins 0