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Definition: FID


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A square bar of wood or iron, used to support the topmast, being passed through a hole or mortise at its heel, and resting on the trestle trees.[Websters] 2. A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything.[Websters] 3. A pin of hard wood, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing.[Websters] 4. A block of wood used in mounting and dismounting heavy guns.[Websters].
Adjective	1. Being scotch.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.		Top

"Fid" is a common misspelling or typo for: did, find, rid, fix, CID, fir, FDI, fide, fie, fids, RFID, FUD, FOD.

Date "Fid" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1811. (references)

Etymology:Fid \Fid\, noun. [Prov. English fid small, thick lump.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: FID

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, used to support the top-mast, when erected at the head of the lower mast.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Aerospace	1: Failure Identification. (references)
	2: Flame ionization detector (GC). (references)
	3: Flight Implementation Directive. (references)
	4: Flight Instrumentation Division (at Langley). (references)
Environment	Flame Ionization Detector. (references)
Health	Fraud Investigation Database. (references)
Military	Foreign Internal Defense. (references)
Technology	1: Fault Isolation Detection. (references)
	2: FFFile Identification. (references)
	3: File Identification. (references)
	4: Format-id. (references)
Wiktionary	1: [Noun] (nautical) A pointed tool without any sharp edges, used in weaving or knotwork to tighten and form up weaves or complex knots; used in sailing ships to open the strands of a rope before splicing. (references)
	2: [Noun] A plug of oakham for the vent of a gun. (references)
	3: [Noun] A small thick piece of anything. (references)
	4: [Noun] A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, to support the weight of the topmast (on a ship). (references)
	5: [Noun] A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything. (references)
	6: [Verb] To support a topmast using a fid. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top

Specialty Expressions: FID

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Fid of tobacco	Slang in 1811	FID OF TOBACCO. A quid, from the small pieces of tow with which the vent or touch hole of a cannon is stopped. SEA TERM. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.			Top

Abbreviations & Acronyms: FID

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
FID	English	Flame Ionization Determination	N/A
FID	French	Fédération Internationale de Documentation	Information
FID	German	Flammenionisationsdetektor	Chemistry, Engineering & Technology
FID	Italian	Federazione Internazionale di Documentazione	Information
FID	Portuguese	Federação Internacional de Documentação	N/A
FID	Spanish	Federación Internacional de Documentación	Information
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).				Top

Extended Definition: FID

Fid

A fid is a conical tool made of wood or bone. It is used to work with rope and canvas in marlinespike seamanship. A fid differs from a marlinspike in material and purpose. A marlinespike is used in working with wire rope, may be used to open shackles, and is made of metal. A fid is used to hold open knots and holes in canvas. A fid is used to open the "lays", or strands of rope, synthetic or natural, for splicing said line.

A "fid" is also a unit of measurement equaling approximately 21 or 22 times the rope's diameter. The fid is further divided into a "short" fid and a "long" fid. A short fid is 1/3 the length of the full fid and a long fid is 2/3 the length of the full fid.

This chart shows examples of short, long, and full fid lengths for ropes of almost all diameters.

Rope Diameter (in.)	Rope Circ. (in.)	Short Fid (in.)	Long Fid (in.)	Full Fid (in.)
3/32"	9/32"	2/3"	1-1/3"	2
1/8"	3/8"	7/8"	1-3/4"	2-5/8"
5/32"	15/32"	1	2-1/5"	3-2/7"
3/16"	9/16"	1-1/3"	2-5/8"	4"
7/32"	21/32"	1-1/2"	3"	4-3/5"
1/4"	3/4"	1-3/4"	3-1/2"	5-1/4"
9/32"	27/32"	2"	4"	6"
5/16"	1"	2-1/5"	4-3/8"	6-4/7"
3/8"	1-1/8"	2-5/8"	5-1/4"	7-7/8"
7/16"	1-1/4"	3"	6-1/8"	9-1/5"
1/2"	1-1/2"	3-1/2"	7"	10-1/2"
9-16"	1-3/4"	4"	7-7/8"	11-4/5"
5/8"	2"	4-3/8"	8-3/4"	13-1/8"
11/16"	2-1/4"	4-4/5"	9-5/8"	14-4/9"
3/4"	2-1/4"	5-1/4"	10-1/2"	15-3/4"
7/8"	2-3/4"	6-1/8"	12-1/4"	18-3/8"
1"	3"	7"	14"	21"
1-1/8"	3-1/2"	7-7/8"	15-3/4"	23-5/8"
1-1/4"	3-3/4"	8-3/4"	17-1/2"	23-1/4"
1-5/16"	4"	9-1/5"	18-3/8"	27-4/7"
1-1/2"	4-1/2"	10-1/2"	21"	31-1/2"
1-5/8"	5"	11-3/8"	22-3/4"	34-1/8"
1-3/4"	5-1/2"	12-1/4"	24-1/2"	36-3/4"
2"	6"	14"	28"	42"
2-1/8"	6-1/4"	14-7/8"	29-3/4"	44-5/8"
2-1/4"	7"	15-3/4"	31-1/2"	47-1/4"
2-1/2"	7-1/2"	17-1/2"	35"	52-1/2"
2-5/8"	8"	18-3/8"	36-3/4"	55-1/8"
2-3/4"	8-1/2"	19-1/4"	38-1/2"	57-3/4"
3"	9"	21"	42"	63"
3-1/4"	10"	22-3/4"	45-1/2"	68-1/4"

External links

Examples of fids.

http://www.machovec.com/rope/splicing/splicing.htm for a chart of fid lengths

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Fid". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: FID
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
FID	16	FID	16
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: FID

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Albanian	Binar (beam, batten, crossbeam, fid, scantling). Additional references: Albanian, Turkey (Europe), fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Arnaut	Binar (beam, batten, crossbeam, fid, scantling). Additional references: Arnaut, Turkey (Europe), fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski	подпора (abut, abutment, brace, bracket, fid). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration)	podpora (abut, abutment, brace, bracket, fid). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian	roubík (gag, pin, picket, fid, gag rule), FID (fid), kupa (batch, stack, oodles, pile, bowl), klín (wedge, chock, lap, gusset, gore), hromada (heap, pile, store, dump, stack), čnělkový klín (fid). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese	Ficticiamente (fictionally, fid). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian	подпора (abut, abutment, brace, bracket, fid). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration)	podpora (abut, abutment, brace, bracket, fid). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Tai	สลักสำหรับยึดค้ำ (fid, awl, drawbore, drill, pick). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina	roubík (gag, pin, picket, fid, gag rule), FID (fid), kupa (batch, stack, oodles, pile, bowl), klín (wedge, chock, lap, gusset, gore), hromada (heap, pile, store, dump, stack), čnělkový klín (fid). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified	大型木钉 (fid), 厚片食物 (fid), 厚片 (fid), 楔形的塞子支撐材 (fid). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional	濃片食物 (fid), 大型木釘 (fid). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech	roubík (gag, pin, picket, fid, gag rule), FID (fid), kupa (batch, stack, oodles, pile, bowl), klín (wedge, chock, lap, gusset, gore), hromada (heap, pile, store, dump, stack), čnělkový klín (fid). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari	سيخ (erect, goad, horrent, ramrod, spur), ميله حائل (fid), سنجاق (pin, broach, pins, fid, ouch), با ميله نگهداشتن (fid). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch	slothout (fid). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Français	clef de mât (fid). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
French	clef de mât (fid). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Gaelg	tackish chroan hoshee (fid), jeenys (chock, quoin, steady, wedge, block). Additional references: Gaelg, United Kingdom, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Gailck	tackish chroan hoshee (fid), jeenys (chock, quoin, steady, wedge, block). Additional references: Gailck, United Kingdom, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek	όουρέλλο (fid). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration)	ooirello (fid). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal	버팀대 (brace, leg, bracing, fid, tringle), 두꺼운 조각 (hunch, fid), 돛대 버팀목 (fid), 고정재 (fid), 원추꼴의 나무못 (fid), 쐐기 모양의 꼭지 (fid), 쐐기 모양의 꼬지 (fid), 버킴대 (fid), 돛대의 산지 (fid), 고정죄 (fid). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua	버팀대 (brace, leg, bracing, fid, tringle), 두꺼운 조각 (hunch, fid), 돛대 버팀목 (fid), 고정재 (fid), 원추꼴의 나무못 (fid), 쐐기 모양의 꼭지 (fid), 쐐기 모양의 꼬지 (fid), 버킴대 (fid), 돛대의 산지 (fid), 고정죄 (fid). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew	יָתֵד (brad, cleat, cotter, fid, paling). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian	Árbockeresztfa-csapszeg (fid). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian	cuneo (wedge, chock, cleat, quoin, scotch), chiave d'albero (fid), caviglia (ankle, belaying pin, dowel, spoke, ancle), rivelatore a ionizzazione di fiamma (fid, flame ionization detector), imposta azione eccezione (set exception action, set fid through GFID), imposta fid tramite gfid (set fid through GFID), imposta tariffe ridotte (set discount rates, set fid through GFID). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit	יָתֵד (brad, cleat, cotter, fid, paling). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese	固定材 (fid). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean	버팀대 (brace, leg, bracing, fid, tringle), 두꺼운 조각 (hunch, fid), 돛대 버팀목 (fid), 고정재 (fid), 원추꼴의 나무못 (fid), 쐐기 모양의 꼭지 (fid), 쐐기 모양의 꼬지 (fid), 버킴대 (fid), 돛대의 산지 (fid), 고정죄 (fid). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Latvian	balsts (bulwark, prop, support, abutment, anchorage). Additional references: Latvian, Latvia, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Latviska	balsts (bulwark, prop, support, abutment, anchorage). Additional references: Latviska, Latvia, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Lettisch	balsts (bulwark, prop, support, abutment, anchorage). Additional references: Lettisch, Latvia, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Lettish	balsts (bulwark, prop, support, abutment, anchorage). Additional references: Lettish, Latvia, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar	Árbockeresztfa-csapszeg (fid). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx	tackish chroan hoshee (fid), jeenys (chock, quoin, steady, wedge, block). Additional references: Manx, United Kingdom, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx Gaelic	tackish chroan hoshee (fid), jeenys (chock, quoin, steady, wedge, block). Additional references: Manx Gaelic, United Kingdom, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi	سيخ (erect, goad, horrent, ramrod, spur), ميله حائل (fid), سنجاق (pin, broach, pins, fid, ouch), با ميله نگهداشتن (fid). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian	سيخ (erect, goad, horrent, ramrod, spur), ميله حائل (fid), سنجاق (pin, broach, pins, fid, ouch), با ميله نگهداشتن (fid). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi)	سيخ (erect, goad, horrent, ramrod, spur), ميله حائل (fid), سنجاق (pin, broach, pins, fid, ouch), با ميله نگهداشتن (fid). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Polish	sygnał zaniku swobodnej precesji (fid), Fiduciary Identity (organization's fid). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Polnisch	sygnał zaniku swobodnej precesji (fid), Fiduciary Identity (organization's fid). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Polski	sygnał zaniku swobodnej precesji (fid), Fiduciary Identity (organization's fid). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese	Ficticiamente (fictionally, fid), Cavirão (fid). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian	Клин (fid, gib, gore, Klin, spike), пламенно-ионизационный детектор (flame ionization detector, fid). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration)	klin (fid, gib, gore, Klin, spike), plamenno-ionizatsionnyy detektor (flame ionization detector, fid). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki	Клин (fid, gib, gore, Klin, spike), пламенно-ионизационный детектор (flame ionization detector, fid). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration)	klin (fid, gib, gore, Klin, spike), plamenno-ionizatsionnyy detektor (flame ionization detector, fid). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration)	deo jedra (doubling, fid). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Shkip	Binar (beam, batten, crossbeam, fid, scantling). Additional references: Shkip, Turkey (Europe), fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Shqip	Binar (beam, batten, crossbeam, fid, scantling). Additional references: Shqip, Turkey (Europe), fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Shqiperë	Binar (beam, batten, crossbeam, fid, scantling). Additional references: Shqiperë, Turkey (Europe), fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Siamese	สลักสำหรับยึดค้ำ (fid, awl, drawbore, drill, pick). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Skchip	Binar (beam, batten, crossbeam, fid, scantling). Additional references: Skchip, Turkey (Europe), fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish	tarugo (chunk, blockhead, chump, dowel, block), cuña (wedge, chock, chuck, quoin, shim), Defensor (zealot, advocate, defender, champion, pleader), Establecer tarifas reducidas (set discount rates, set fid through GFID), factor de respuesta del FID (fid response factor). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Thai	สลักสำหรับยึดค้ำ (fid, awl, drawbore, drill, pick). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Thai	สลักสำหรับยึดค้ำ (fid, awl, drawbore, drill, pick). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Thaiklang	สลักสำหรับยึดค้ำ (fid, awl, drawbore, drill, pick). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Tosk	Binar (beam, batten, crossbeam, fid, scantling). Additional references: Tosk, Turkey (Europe), fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish	Kama (wedge, dagger, cleat, cotter, key), Çelik (fid). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian	Клин (fid, gore), Шпилька (fid). Additional references: Ukrainian, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration)	klin (fid, gore), shpilʹka (fid). Additional references: Ukrainian, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Urdu	چوبی یا دھات کی سوئی۔ میخ یا پچر (fid), ایک لکڑی یا لوہے کا لٹھا جو مستول کے کام میں آتا ہے (fid). Additional references: Urdu, Pakistan, India, fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Zhgabe	Binar (beam, batten, crossbeam, fid, scantling). Additional references: Zhgabe, Turkey (Europe), fid. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations).		Top

Language	Translations for “fid” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag	fathagid (fid). Additional references: Athag, fid. (volunteer)
Double Dutch	fagid (fid). Additional references: Double Dutch, fid. (volunteer)
Leet	\|#![) (fid). Additional references: Leet, fid. (volunteer)
Oppish	fopid (fid). Additional references: Oppish, fid. (volunteer)
Pig Latin	idfay (fid). Additional references: Pig Latin, fid. (volunteer)
Terran B	sictisor (fid). Additional references: Terran B, fid. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi	fubid (fid). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, fid. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor.		Top