hairpin

English

Etymology

A compound of hair + pin. The adjective form recalls the tight bend characteristic of a hairpin.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈheɪrpɪn/

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Adjective

hairpin (not comparable)

1. Characterized by an abrupt or extreme bend; shaped like a hairpin.

   Drive carefully. That road has a lot of hairpin turns.

Translations

characterized by an extreme bend

• Finnish: neulansilmä (fi)
• Greek: (1) διχαλωτή καρφίδα (dikhaloti karfida) f, (1,2) φουρκέτα (furketa) f

• Spanish: muy cerrado
• Swedish: hårnåls- (sv)

Noun

hairpin (plural hairpins)

1. A pin or fastener for the hair.
2. (biology) A kind of ribozyme; Hairpin ribozyme.

Translations

pin or fastener for the hair

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 釵 (cmn), 钗 (cmn) (chāi), 簪 (cmn) (zān), 髮夾 (cmn), 发夹 (cmn) (fàjiā), 髮卡 (cmn), 发卡 (cmn) (fàqiǎ)

• Finnish: hiusneula (fi)
• French: épingle à cheveux (fr) f
• German: Haarnadel (de) f
• Greek: φουρκέτα (el) (fourkéta) f
• Irish: pionna gruaige (ga) m

• Japanese: ヘアピン (ja) (heapin)
• Polish: spinka do włosów (pl) f
• Russian: шпилька (ru) (špíl’ka) f, шпилька для волос (ru) (špílʹka dlja volós) f, заколка (ru) (zakólka) (для воло́с)
• Serbo-Croatian: ùkosnica (sh) f, укосница (sh) f
• Spanish: horquilla f, pinche (es) m
• Swedish: hårnål (sv)

See also

• barrette