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fingering
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun fingering has 2 senses
- fingering(n = noun.act) Array - the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument; Array is a part of musical performance
- fingering(n = noun.act) Array - touching something with the fingers; Array is a kind of touch, touching
is a kind of emplacement, locating, location, placement, position, positioning
Derived form verb finger4
Derived forms verb finger2, verb finger1
CIDE DICTIONARY
fingering, n.
- The act or process of handling or touching with the fingers. [1913 Webster]"The mere sight and fingering of money." [1913 Webster]
- The manner of using the fingers in playing or striking the keys of an instrument of music; movement or management of the fingers in playing on a musical instrument, in typewriting, etc. [1913 Webster]
- The marking of the notes of a piece of music to guide or regulate the action or use of the fingers. [1913 Webster]
- Delicate work made with the fingers. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fingering, n.
1 a manner or technique of using the fingers, esp. to play an instrument.
2 an indication of this in a musical score.
1 a manner or technique of using the fingers, esp. to play an instrument.
2 an indication of this in a musical score.
fingering, n. fine wool for knitting.
Etymology
earlier fingram, perh. f. F fin grain, as GROGRAM f. gros grain
THESAURUS
fingering
cantando, caressing, characterization, demilegato, denomination, denotation, designation, differentiation, disclosure, execution, expression, feeling, friction, frottage, glissando, handling, hint, identification, indication, indicativeness, intonation, legato, manifestation, manipulation, meaning, mezzo staccato, music-making, naming, palpation, parlando, performance, petting, pianism, picking out, pizzicato, pointing, pointing out, pointing to, pressure, rendering, rendition, repercussion, rubato, rubbing, selection, show, showing, signification, slur, specification, spiccato, staccato, stroking, suggestion, symptomaticness, touch, touching
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