Part 4308

<note>&hand; Fishes move through the water chiefly by means of the caudal fin or tail, the principal office of the other fins being to balance or direct the body, though they are also, to a certain extent, employed in producing motion.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A membranous, finlike, swimming organ, as in pteropod and heteropod mollusks.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A finlike organ or attachment; a part of an object or product which protrudes like a fin</def>, as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The hand</def>. <mark>[Slang]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A blade of whalebone.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<i>McElrath.</i>

<sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A mark or ridge left on a casting at the junction of the parts of a mold</def>. <sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>The thin sheet of metal squeezed out between the collars of the rolls in the process of rolling</def>.

<i>Raymond.</i>

<sd>(e)</sd> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A feather; a spline</def>.

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A finlike appendage, as to submarine boats.</def>

<cs><col>Apidose fin</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Adipose</er>, <tt>a.</tt></cd> -- <col>Fin ray</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>one of the hornlike, cartilaginous, or bony, dermal rods which form the skeleton of the fins of fishes.</cd> -- <col>Fin whale</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a finback.</cd> -- <col>Paired fins</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the pectoral and ventral fins, corresponding to the fore and hind legs of the higher animals.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Unpaired, &or; Median</col>, <col>fins</col></mcol> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the dorsal, caudal, and anal fins.</cd></cs>

<h1>Finable</h1> <Xpage=560>

<hw>Fin"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Fine</er>.]</ety> <def>Liable or subject to a fine; <as>as, a <ex>finable</ex> person or offense</as>.</def>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Final</h1> <Xpage=560>

<hw>Fi"nal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>finalis</ets>, fr. finis boundary, limit, end. See <er>Finish</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; <as>as, the <ex>final</ex> day of a school term</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Yet despair not of his <b>final</b> pardon. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Conclusive; decisive; <as>as, a <ex>final</ex> judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a <ex>final</ex> issue.</as></def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.</def>

<cs><col>Final cause</col>. <cd>See under <er>Cause</er>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Final</er>, <er>Conclusive</er>, <er>Ultimate</er>.</syn> <usage> <i>Final</i> is now appropriated to that which brings with it an end; as, a <i>final</i> adjustment; the <i>final</i> judgment, etc. <i>Conclusive</i> implies the closing of all discussion, negotiation, etc.; as, a <i>conclusive</i> argument or fact; a <i>conclusive</i> arrangement. In using <i>ultimate</i>, we have always reference to something earlier or proceeding; as when we say, a temporary reverse may lead to an <i>ultimate</i> triumph. The statements which a man <i>finally</i> makes at the close of a negotiation are usually <i>conclusive</i> as to his <i>ultimate</i> intentions and designs.</usage>

<h1>Finale</h1> <Xpage=560>

<hw>Fi*na"le</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It. See <er>Final</er>.]</ety> <def>Close; termination</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The last movement of a symphony, sonata, concerto, or any instrumental composition</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The last composition performed in any act of an opera</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The closing part, piece, or scene in any public performance or exhibition.</def>

<h1>Finality</h1> <Xpage=560>

<hw>Fi*nal"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Finalities</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>finalitas</ets> the being last.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The state of being final, finished, or complete; a final or conclusive arrangement; a settlement.</def>

<i>Baxter.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The relation of end or purpose to its means.</def>

<i>Janet.</i>

<h1>Finally</h1> <Xpage=560>

<hw>Fi"nal*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>At the end or conclusion; ultimately; lastly; <as>as, the contest was long, but the Romans <ex>finally</ex> conquered</as>.</def>