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digit en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪt/
  • dĭ'jĭt
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-der.? Latin digitusbor. Middle English digit English digit Inherited from Middle English digit, borrowed from Latin digitus. Doublet of digitus and dedo.

Meanings

  1. A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system.
    • The base-10 number 123.4 has four digits: the hundreds digit is 1, the tens digit is 2, the units digit is 3, and the tenths digit is 4.
    • This meter is a 3½ digit digital multimeter that is rugged, reliable and convenient to use, while providing all of the accuracy and features needed for any application. 2017 October 14, “DIGITAL MULTIMETER M-1000E”, in Elenco, page 4:
  2. A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system.
    • Hexadecimal numeration (Base sixteen) includes the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 but also A (=10 decimal), B, C, D, E, and F. Sixteen itself is written as the two-digit number 10.
  3. ¹⁄₁₂ the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, (chiefly) as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.
    • A six-digit eclipse covers half the lunar surface.
  4. (historical) A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in various places and times, (especially) the English digit of ¹⁄₁₆ foot, now equivalent to about 1.9 cm.
  5. (obsolete) Synonym of inch.
  6. A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.
    • Jai grabbed Andrew’s shoulders with the same three digits he had used to grab the ancient doubter’s skull and spun him around. 2018, Shiv Kotecha, The Switch, United States: Wonder, →ISBN, page 144:
  7. Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
    • The ruminants have the cloven foot, i.e. two hoofed digits on each foot. 1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates:
  8. (obsolete, rare) Synonym of degree: ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle.
  9. Synonym of manicule.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
digits Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

palm (unit of length) · span (unit of length) · cubit (unit of length) · fathom (unit of length) · handspan (unit of length)

Deriveds

oculodigitoesophagoduodenal · repdigit · digit I · index digit · double digits · binary digit · hexit · digit counter · interdigit · lung-digit syndrome · digitiform · digit trunk · trit · digital · digitize · digit pulse · monodigit · digitlike · digitless · fourth digit · digit number · first digit · digit IV · digit sum · significant digit · binit · single-digit salute · nepit · check digit · double-digit · multidigit

Hyponyms

bit (position in a sequence of numerals, symbol in a positional number system)

Relateds

digits

Synonyms

finger · degree · manicule · fingersbreadth · figure · finger · fingerbreadth · place · inch

Translations (165)

ml അക്കം (numeral) · pt dedo (finger or toe) · sv(finger or toe) · la digitus (finger or toe) · is tölustafur (numeral) · ja 数字 (numeral) · sl številka (numeral) · ru позиция (place in a positional number system) · cmn 手指 (finger or toe) · km ខ្ទង់ (numeral) · km ម្រាម (finger or toe) · ko 발가락 (finger or toe) · tg рақам (numeral) · de Stelle (numeral) · wa doye (finger or toe) · hu ujj (unit of length) · sah тарбах (finger or toe) · fr chiffre (numeral) · nl cijfer (numeral) · id digit (numeral) · enm fynger (unit of length) · ru место (place in a positional number system) · ca dit (finger or toe) · la digitus (unit of length) · ru числовой разряд (place in a positional number system) · mns-nor ловиньтанпос (numeral) · mi mati (finger or toe) · no finger (finger or toe) · fa-ira اَنْگُشْت (unit of length) · sv finger (finger or toe) · orv пьрстъ (finger or toe) · ru разряд (place in a positional number system) · my ဂဏန်း (numeral) · ta விரல் (finger or toe) · bn পায়ের আঙুল (finger or toe) · sh pȑst (finger or toe) · orv пальць (finger or toe) · sk prst (finger or toe) · es dedo (unit of length) · gd figear (numeral) · ia digito (finger or toe) · ga figiúr (numeral) · fr doigt (unit of length) · da(finger or toe) · el δάκτυλο (finger or toe) · mnc ᡧᡠᠮᡥᡠᠨ (finger or toe) · it cifra (numeral) · sk číslica (numeral) · pl palec (finger or toe) · vi ngón (finger or toe) · tr rakam (numeral) · wa årtea (finger or toe) · ky санарип (numeral) · eo cifero (numeral) · grc δάκτυλος (finger or toe) · bg пръст (finger or toe) · ro cifră (numeral) · mk прст (finger or toe) · nl teen (finger or toe) · bo “number-place” (place in a positional number system) · prs اَنْگُشْت (finger or toe) · fr doigt (finger or toe) · es guarismo (numeral) · hu ujj (finger or toe) · izh tsifra (numeral) · th เลข (numeral) · ia cifra (numeral) · ru перст (finger or toe) · da ciffer (numeral) · be цы́фра (numeral) · ja(finger or toe) · nl vinger (finger or toe) · sv siffra (numeral) · sh пр̏ст (finger or toe) · fi varvas (finger or toe) · vi chữ số (numeral) · be лі́чба (numeral) · tl tambilang (numeral) · gl dedo (finger or toe) · hu számjegy (numeral) · fa-ira اَنْگُشْت (finger or toe) · pt dedo (unit of length) · io cifro (numeral) · cu ⱂⱃⱐⱄⱅⱏ (finger or toe) · id jari (finger or toe) · he סִפְרָה (place in a positional number system) · ko 숫자 (numeral) · km លេខ (numeral) · bn আঙুল (finger or toe) · es cifra (numeral) · de Finger (finger or toe) · hy մատ (finger or toe) · cs číslice (numeral) · az rəqəm (numeral) · ar رَقْم (numeral) · es letra de guarismo (numeral) · ms jari (finger or toe) · ru ци́фра (numeral) · eo fingro (finger or toe) · ru па́лец (finger or toe) · be па́лец (finger or toe) · ca xifra (numeral) · dlg чөмүйэ (finger or toe) · id angka (numeral) · bo གྲངས་གནས Literally (place in a positional number system) · prs اَنْگُشْت (unit of length) · fi numero (numeral) · fa-cls اَنْگُشْت (finger or toe) · tr parmak (finger or toe) · sh znamenka (numeral) · ro deget (finger or toe) · cmn 腳趾 /脚趾 (finger or toe) · de Ziffer (numeral) · fr orteil (finger or toe) · uk па́лець (finger or toe) · te అంకె (numeral) · pl cyfra (numeral) · my လက်ချောင်း (finger or toe) · aii ܨܸܒܥܬܵܐ (finger or toe) · de Zeh (finger or toe) · es dedo (finger or toe) · es dígito (numeral) · cs prst (finger or toe) · fi sormi (finger or toe) · ar إِصْبَع (finger or toe) · sa अङ्गुरि (finger or toe) · sl prst (finger or toe) · sh цифра (numeral) · enm digit (numeral) · sl števka (numeral) · ru знакоместо (place in a positional number system) · egy Dba (unit of length) · fa-cls اَنْگُشْت (unit of length) · fa رقم (numeral) · el αριθμός (numeral) · bo ཨང་ཀི (numeral) · bg ци́фра (numeral) · is tala (numeral) · mk цифра (numeral) · pt algarismo (numeral) · th นิ้ว (finger or toe) · bn হাতের আঙুল (finger or toe) · sh cifra (numeral) · gv bun-earroo (numeral) · egy Dba (finger or toe) · lo ນີ້ວ (finger or toe) · mnc ᠰᡳᠮᡥᡠᠨ (finger or toe) · hy թվանշան (numeral) · mi mati (numeral) · nn siffer (numeral) · da finger (finger or toe) · cu прьстъ (finger or toe) · ia digito (numeral) · sa अङ्गुली (finger or toe) · cmn 數字 /数字 (numeral) · lo ເລກ (numeral) · pt dígito (numeral) · no(finger or toe) · uk ци́фра (numeral) · he סִפְרָה (numeral) · nb siffer (numeral) · ko 손가락 (finger or toe) · pt dígito (finger or toe) · el ψηφίο (numeral) · wa doet (finger or toe)

wikidata: Q6017816

digit en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪt/
  • dĭ'jĭt
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-der.? Latin digitusbor. Middle English digit English digit Inherited from Middle English digit, borrowed from Latin digitus. Doublet of digitus and dedo.

Meanings

  1. (archaic, transitive) To point at or point out with the finger.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
digited Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
digited Tense=Past lexicographic
digits Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
digiting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic