fingertip

1 of 2

noun

fin·​ger·​tip ˈfiŋ-gər-ˌtip How to pronounce fingertip (audio)
1
: the tip of a finger
2
: a protective covering for the end of a finger

fingertip

2 of 2

adjective

1
: readily accessible : being within easy reach
fingertip information
fingertip controls
2
: extending from head or shoulders to mid-thigh
used of clothing
Phrases
at one's fingertips
: instantly or readily available

Examples of fingertip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
That core identity leaves your lips or leaves your fingertips, and that becomes the perception that the world has of you, has of your brand, of your product. Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024 Type: Liquid Finish: Matte/Radiant Finish How to apply: Apply 1-2 dots on each cheek, then use your fingertips to gently pat the blush into the skin. Iman Balagam, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024 The tools for real transformation were at our fingertips. Jason Parham, WIRED, 19 Feb. 2024 Imagine there's a warm sensation traveling from your head all the way down to your fingertips. Tanyel Mustafa, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2024 The conductive pad, located somewhere on the limb that can induce the feeling of phantom heat, is either heated or cooled to match the temperature measured at the fingertip. IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2024 Use your fingertips or a small spatula to push the egg yolks through a wire-mesh sieve over the top, or simply crumble them. Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2024 With everything at your fingertips, being mindful of your surroundings and ensuring each step is purposeful can lead to witnessing daily transformations. Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 The last Nuggets victory in Chase Center came off the fingertips of Jokic, whose 39-foot buzzer beater broke a 127-127 tie as time expired. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
Adjective
Essentially, our fingertip neurons, in a similar fashion as brain neurons, created a code that conveyed information about an edge’s shape. Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2014 In 2020, one worker suffered a fingertip amputation after coming in contact with an unguarded rotary valve and another was hospitalized after being caught in a machine, according to OSHA. Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022 When Stapleton made a fingertip grab of a high throw from Fox on the PAT, the score was tied at 27 with 5:45 to play. Joe Magill, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022 In the second quarter, Johnson made a fingertip grab of a Sayin bomb, hauling in the ball at the Torrey Pines 23 and keeping his balance before falling into the end zone for a 66-yard completion. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022 The company confirmed that one child had already sustained an injury, suffering a fingertip amputation. Chris Smith, BGR, 7 Sep. 2022 Swapping gears takes only fingertip flicks of their shifters. Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 21 July 2022 The skin printing process is scalable, so the researchers were able to print a fingertip-size patch for a robotic hand and a larger one for a human’s forearm. Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American, 30 June 2022 The Tribune also found that nearly half of the city’s more than 600 public schools have set conditions around modesty that go beyond limiting nudity, such as bans on leggings, spaghetti-strap tops and skirts or dresses shorter than fingertip length. Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of fingertip was in 1534

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“Fingertip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fingertip. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

fingertip

noun
fin·​ger·​tip
-ˌtip
: the tip of a finger

Medical Definition

fingertip

noun
fin·​ger·​tip -ˌtip How to pronounce fingertip (audio)
: the tip of a finger

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