kiinnitin — meaning in English

English meaning

• bracket noun A support fixed to a wall or frame that holds up a shelf or other object.
• fastener noun A thing or person that fastens something.
• jig noun A lively folk dance, or the fast tune written for it, typically in 6/8 time.

Senses

kiinnitin is used for these senses in English:

• bracket (engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.
• fastener Mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, clasps, bolts and the like.
• jig (music) A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.

bracket — full definition

1. noun A support fixed to a wall or frame that holds up a shelf or other object.
2. noun One of a pair of punctuation marks — such as ( ) or [ ] — used to enclose extra information or set apart a section of text or a mathematical expression.
3. noun A category or range that something falls into, especially for income, age, or a tournament.
4. verb To group things together as belonging to the same category.

fastener — full definition

1. noun A thing or person that fastens something.
2. noun A general word for hardware such as screws, bolts, nuts and clips used to join things.

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