fingerholes
Bowling ball grips
Fingerholes are openings sized to fit fingers, found on objects designed to be gripped or played.
Bowling balls have fingerholes for control.
Wind instruments like flutes and recorders have fingerholes that players cover and uncover to produce different notes.
Scissors have fingerholes in their handles: The fingerholes on these scissors are too small for my hand.
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- clarinetSingle-reed woodwind instrument
- oboeTwin-reed wind instrument
- recorderEnd-blown wooden flute
- bassoonLow-pitched double-reed woodwind
piccolo · saxophone · panpipes · fife · ocarina · quena · keywork · embouchure
Holes or gaps
- openingsAvailable positions or gaps
- perforationsSeries of small holes
- boresDrills or tires
- ventsOpenings for airflow
orifices · cavities · cylindrical · circular · drilled · machined · countersunk · tapered
Secure manual hold
- spanDistance between endpoints
- pitchFrequency of sound
- insertPlace within another thing
- thumbShort opposable digit
drilling · layout · release · hook · rotation · ball · fitting · custom
Plates or weighing devices
- trillsRapid pitch alternations
- chromaticRelating to color
- legatoUnbroken musical phrasing
- staccatoShort, separated note style
articulation · covering · uncovering · sequential · alternating · sliding · vibrato · ornamentation
Interval arrangement between objects
- diameterDistance across through center
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- ergonomicsStudy of work efficiency
- accessibilityEase of approach
comfort · positioning · alignment · size · shape · bevel · chamfer · undercut
flute
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bassoon · piccolo · saxophone · panpipes · fife · ocarina · quena · keywork · embouchure · reed
apertures
Holes or gaps
- openingsAvailable positions or gaps
- perforationsSeries of small holes
- boresDrills or tires
vents · orifices · cavities · cylindrical · circular · drilled · machined · countersunk · tapered · smooth
grip
Secure manual hold
thumb · drilling · layout · release · hook · rotation · ball · fitting · custom · conventional
scales
Plates or weighing devices
staccato · articulation · covering · uncovering · sequential · alternating · sliding · vibrato · ornamentation · runs
spacing
Interval arrangement between objects
- diameterDistance across through center
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- ergonomicsStudy of work efficiency
accessibility · comfort · positioning · alignment · size · shape · bevel · chamfer · undercut · counterbore
fingerholessolid surface
Tangible, unyielding plane
smooth surface · blank face · unpierced · unperforated · solid