finger hole
- noun
- Specialized
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agujero de digitación
- He learned to cover the finger holes properly to produce a clear melody on his recorder.
Examples
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He covered the finger hole to produce a lower pitch.
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The clarinet has several finger holes that must be covered to play different notes.
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Each finger hole on the flute changes the sound when it is opened or closed.
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The flute has several finger holes for playing different notes.
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Each finger hole on the flute changes the sound when it is opened or closed.
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He learned to cover the finger holes properly to produce a clear melody on his recorder.
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The clarinet has several finger holes that must be covered to play different notes.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a hole in a woodwind instrument that is covered or uncovered by the player's finger to change the pitch' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'finger' (a hand digit) with 'hole' (an opening). This straightforward noun‑noun compound indicates a hole associated with a finger and follows common compositional patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun finger hole is a small hole on a flute, recorder, or other wind instrument that a finger covers or uncovers. By covering it you make a different note, so it is the hole players use to 'change the sound'.
