digital
3
6.9
- adjective
- /ˈdɪdʒɪtəl/
- Specialized
- The external body measurements were taken using a digital vernier caliper (0-150 mm).
- digital rectal
- digital examination
- digital camera
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Examples
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The doctor used digital pressure to check for any abnormalities in her patient's pulse.
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Documentation was performed using medical digital photography before treatment and at the follow-up visits.
Academic text (2014) -
We have no digital fingerprints.
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You know, digital anaesthetic is one of the ways that I think about it.
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Newborns were weighed on a digital scale that was accurate to within 10 g.
Academic text (2013) -
I eliminated these obvious craters with digital imaging techniques before I performed my analysis.
Academic text (2005) -
Subsequently, she has had no further episodes of digital cyanosis with her Raynaud's requiring minimal therapy.
Academic text (2007) -
After the examination, the nurse performed digital assessments to ensure accurate results.
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He needed a digital examination to determine the issue with his injured finger.
Compounds
- Specialized
5
3.7
A machine like a phone or laptop that handles information using the numbers 0 and 1
- Specialized
4
3.5
Sending information by digital signals between devices like computers or phones
- Archaic
2
4.7
A small handheld electronic device for keeping contacts, schedules, and notes
- Specialized
1
4.8
A device that changes digital signals into sound or picture signals for speakers and screens
- Specialized
1
5.4
A device that changes electrical signals into digital numbers for computers
- Specialized
1
4.7
A device that changes real signals like sound into digital numbers a computer can use
- Specialized
1
4.7
A device that changes digital signals into sound for speakers or images for screens
- Specialized
1
3.9
Tools and systems that send and receive information using computers or phones
- Specialized
1
7.0
Technology that stops people from accessing and copying digital files
- Specialized
1
3.9
A way for electronic instruments and computers to send musical data to each other
- Specialized
A small medical device that clips on a finger or toe to measure blood flow
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Digital comes from the Latin word digitus, which means 'finger'. So a digital exam or test in medicine is one done with the fingers.