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CLIPPER
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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)
