finger tight

adjective

Of a screwed connection, tightened using the fingers, and no tools, to a torque of about 15 to 20 inlb or 1.7 to 2.3 Nm.

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Meanings

adjective

alternative finger-tight · alternative fingertight

  1. Of a screwed connection, tightened using the fingers, and no tools, to a torque of about 15 to 20 inlb or 1.7 to 2.3 Nm.

Translations

Finnish sormitiukka
  • sormitiukkatightened using fingers only
German handfest
  • handfesttightened using fingers only
Cite this entry
APA

finger tight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20tight

MLA

“finger tight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20tight. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finger tight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20tight.

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