fin·ger·tip
ˈfiŋ-gər-ˌtip 
1
: the tip of a finger
2
: a protective covering for the end of a finger
1
: readily accessible : being within easy reach
fingertip information
fingertip controls
2
: extending from head or shoulders to mid-thigh
—used of clothing
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John Kell, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
Type: Balm Finish: Natural Finish How to apply: Break the seal on the top, then apply the balm using your fingertips, palms, brush, or sponge.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
With advanced cooling and heating technology, alongside convenient mobile app control, optimal rejuvenation is at your fingertips anytime, anywhere.
—Variety Staff, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
In other words, the array posses 2,500 sensors per square centimeter, which is more than 10 times the density of a human fingertip’s mechanical receptors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2024
Our use of information technology, like smartphones and computers, is often described as having the world at our fingertips.
—Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
Placing one hand on your tummy (ensuring your fingers are on your midline at your navel), gently press down with your fingertips.
—Alesandra Dubin, Parents, 27 Feb. 2024
With online payments, control over fund transfers is at your fingertips, and the entire process is traceable.
—Nick Chandi, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
What truly sets this keyboard apart is the fingertip dishes on each key, which allow for more precise typing with minimal noise.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2024
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
Noun
Agents can have thousands of contacts at their fingertips, Golod says, and conversation rates are often exceptionally low for traditional marketing tactics like email and social media.
—John Kell, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
Type: Balm Finish: Natural Finish How to apply: Break the seal on the top, then apply the balm using your fingertips, palms, brush, or sponge.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
With advanced cooling and heating technology, alongside convenient mobile app control, optimal rejuvenation is at your fingertips anytime, anywhere.
—Variety Staff, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
In other words, the array posses 2,500 sensors per square centimeter, which is more than 10 times the density of a human fingertip’s mechanical receptors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2024
Our use of information technology, like smartphones and computers, is often described as having the world at our fingertips.
—Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
Placing one hand on your tummy (ensuring your fingers are on your midline at your navel), gently press down with your fingertips.
—Alesandra Dubin, Parents, 27 Feb. 2024
With online payments, control over fund transfers is at your fingertips, and the entire process is traceable.
—Nick Chandi, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
What truly sets this keyboard apart is the fingertip dishes on each key, which allow for more precise typing with minimal noise.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 23 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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