fingering

English Thesaurus

1. touching something with the fingers (noun.act)

hypernym	:	touch, touching,
definition	:	the act of putting two things together with no space between them (noun.act)

2. the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument (noun.act)

hypernym	:	emplacement, locating, location, placement, position, positioning,
definition	:	the act of putting something in a certain place (noun.act)

part meronym	:	musical performance,
definition	:	the act of performing music (noun.act)

3. touching something with the fingers (noun.act)

derivation	:	feel, finger,
definition	:	examine by touch (verb.contact)

derivation	:	finger, thumb,
definition	:	feel or handle with the fingers (verb.contact)

4. the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument (noun.act)

derivation	:	finger,
definition	:	indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments (verb.communication)

5. touching something with the fingers (noun.act)

derivation	:	feel, finger,
definition	:	examine by touch (verb.contact)

derivation	:	finger, thumb,
definition	:	feel or handle with the fingers (verb.contact)

6. the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument (noun.act)

derivation	:	finger,
definition	:	indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments (verb.communication)