INDEX FINGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does index finger mean? 

• INDEX FINGER (noun)
  The noun INDEX FINGER has 1 sense:

1. the finger next to the thumb

  Familiarity information: INDEX FINGER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INDEX FINGER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The finger next to the thumb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

forefinger; index; index finger

Hypernyms ("index finger" is a kind of...):

finger (any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb))

 Context examples 

A bone in the thick, short finger next to the index finger.

(Hand Digit 1 Phalanx, NCI Thesaurus)

The thick and short hand digit which is next to the index finger in humans.

(Hand Digit 1, NCI Thesaurus)

A fingertip length is defined from the tip of the index finger to the first finger crease.

(Fingertip Dosing Unit, NCI Thesaurus)