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CLIPPER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("clipper" is a kind of...):

pair of scissors; scissors (an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades)

Derivation:

clip (sever or remove by pinching or snipping)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("clipper" is a kind of...):

shears (large scissors with strong blades)

Derivation:

clip (cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of)

clip (sever or remove by pinching or snipping)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A fast sailing ship used in former times

Synonyms:

clipper; clipper ship

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("clipper" is a kind of...):

sailing ship; sailing vessel (a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts)

Sense 4

Meaning:

(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)

Example:

a limiter introduces amplitude distortion

Synonyms:

clipper; limiter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("clipper" is a kind of...):

circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)

Domain category:

electronics (the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)

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