FINGERBREADTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fingerbreadth mean? 

• FINGERBREADTH (noun)
  The noun FINGERBREADTH has 1 sense:

1. the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure

  Familiarity information: FINGERBREADTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FINGERBREADTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

digit; finger; finger's breadth; fingerbreadth

Hypernyms ("fingerbreadth" is a kind of...):

linear measure; linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)