Dictionary

hairpin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɛɚ.pɪn/ (US)
• /ˈhɛə.pɪn/ (UK)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From hair + pin, 1788 (as hair pin). Adjective sense 1906 in hairpin turn etc.

Meanings

1. A pin or fastener for the hair.
2. A kind of ribozyme; hairpin ribozyme.
3. (attributive) A very tight bend in a road; a hairpin bend.
   • The variety of angles in the course, from slow bends to hairpins, will both test your skill as a driver and allow you the opportunity to pass other carts. 2009, Bob Sehlinger, Grant Rafter, Beyond Disney, page 280:
4. An elongated horizontal v-shaped sign placed underneath a staff to indicate a crescendo or decrescendo.

Forms

Coordinates

hairnet · hair stick

Deriveds

hairpin curve · Sherman's hairpin · hairpinned · hairpin turn · hairpin transfer · hairpin bend

Descendants

ヘアピン · 헤어핀

Relateds

hairbun · dogleg · barrette · switchback · hair bun

Translations (68)

uk шпи́лька (pin or fastener for the hair) · ja ヘアピン (pin or fastener for the hair) · th ปิ่น (pin or fastener for the hair) · de Haarnadel (pin or fastener for the hair) · pt gancho (pin or fastener for the hair) · nv tsiighá bił dah nátį́hí (pin or fastener for the hair) · nl haarspeld (pin or fastener for the hair) · sl lasnica (pin or fastener for the hair) · ary فنتة (pin or fastener for the hair) · afb ماشة (pin or fastener for the hair) · fa سرخاره (pin or fastener for the hair) · bg фиба (pin or fastener for the hair) · nl haarnaald (pin or fastener for the hair) · vi trâm (pin or fastener for the hair) · es gancho (pin or fastener for the hair) · la discerniculum (pin or fastener for the hair) · fi hiusneula (pin or fastener for the hair) · fr épingle à cheveux (pin or fastener for the hair) · cmn 釵 /钗 (pin or fastener for the hair) · ko 머리핀 (pin or fastener for the hair) · mni ꯁꯝꯐꯥꯕꯤ (pin or fastener for the hair) · ru шпи́лька (pin or fastener for the hair) · fy hierspjelde (pin or fastener for the hair) · pdt Spald (pin or fastener for the hair) · be шпі́лька (pin or fastener for the hair) · az sancaq (pin or fastener for the hair) · cmn 髮夾 /发夹 (pin or fastener for the hair) · vi thoa (pin or fastener for the hair) · ko 머리빈침 (pin or fastener for the hair) · gun 'a regua (pin or fastener for the hair) · sh укосница (pin or fastener for the hair) · ko 헤어핀 (pin or fastener for the hair) · fa گیرهٔ سر (pin or fastener for the hair) · fr épingle (pin or fastener for the hair) · pt grampo (pin or fastener for the hair) · es horquilla (pin or fastener for the hair) · ru зако́лка (pin or fastener for the hair) · cmn 髮卡 /发卡 (pin or fastener for the hair) · nv tsiighá bił dah sitání (pin or fastener for the hair) · es pinche (pin or fastener for the hair) · es pincho (pin or fastener for the hair) · it forcina (pin or fastener for the hair) · es pin (pin or fastener for the hair) · es rascamoño (pin or fastener for the hair) · sh ùkosnica (pin or fastener for the hair) · ga pionna gruaige (pin or fastener for the hair) · el φουρκέτα (pin or fastener for the hair) · fa سنجاق سر (pin or fastener for the hair) · ar دَبُّوس (pin or fastener for the hair) · la crīnāle (pin or fastener for the hair) · nn hårnål (pin or fastener for the hair) · cmn 簪 (pin or fastener for the hair) · pl spinka (pin or fastener for the hair) · cs vlásenka (pin or fastener for the hair) · tl aguhilya (pin or fastener for the hair) · ru шпи́лька для воло́с (pin or fastener for the hair) · mk шно́ла (pin or fastener for the hair) · bg фуркет (pin or fastener for the hair) · aht netseʼ taniʼaay (pin or fastener for the hair) · es ondulín (pin or fastener for the hair) · ota فوركته (pin or fastener for the hair) · sv hårnål (pin or fastener for the hair) · af haarnaald (pin or fastener for the hair) · nb hårnål (pin or fastener for the hair) · ga biorán gruaige (pin or fastener for the hair) · uk шпи́лька для воло́сся (pin or fastener for the hair) · az sıxac (pin or fastener for the hair) · pl szpilka do włosów (pin or fastener for the hair)