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clip·per
(klĭp′ər)n.
1. One that cuts, shears, or clips.
2. often clippers An instrument or tool for cutting, clipping, or shearing: nail clippers.
3. Nautical A fast, square-rigged ship developed in the mid-19th century, having a sharp bow, tall masts, and a large sail area.
4. One that moves very fast.
5. Electronics See limiter.
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clipper
(ˈklɪpə)n
1. (Nautical Terms) any fast sailing ship
2. a person or thing that cuts or clips
3. something, such as a horse or sled, that moves quickly
4. (Electronics) electronics another word for limiter
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clip•per
(ˈklɪp ər)n.
1. a person or thing that clips or cuts.
2. Often, clippers. (often used with a pl. v.) a cutting tool, esp. shears: hedge clippers.
3. Usu., clippers. (usu. used with a pl. v.) a mechanical or electric tool for cutting hair, fingernails, or the like.
4. a swift sailing vessel, esp. a three-masted ship built in the U.S. c1845–70.
5. a person or thing that moves along swiftly.
[1350–1400]
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| Noun | 1. | clipper - (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); "a limiter introduces amplitude distortion" circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices |
| 2. |  clipper - a fast sailing ship used in former timessailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts | |
| 3. |  clipper - shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural)shears - large scissors with strong blades | |
| 4. | clipper - scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural) pair of scissors, scissors - an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades |
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Translations
سَفينَه شِراعِيَّه سَريعَهمِقراض
nůžkyplachetnice
klipper
nyírógép
klippurseglskip
clipper
hızlı yelkenlimakassürat teknesi
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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clipper
n (Naut) → Klipper m; (Aviat) → Clipper m
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
clip1
(klip) – past tense past participle clipped – verb1. to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears. The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.
2. to strike sharply. She clipped him over the ear.
noun1. an act of clipping.
2. a sharp blow. a clip on the ear.
3. a short piece of film. a video clip.
ˈclipper noun1. (in plural) a tool for clipping. hedge-clippers; nail-clippers.
2. a type of fast sailing-ship.
ˈclipping noun a thing clipped off or out of something, especially a newspaper. She collects clippings about the royal family.
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