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Clipper
01
cortaúñas
a handheld metal tool with sharp blades used to trim nails or cut hair
Ejemplos
She uses a clipper to keep her nails neat and short.
Ella usa un cortauñas para mantener sus uñas ordenadas y cortas.
The barber picked up the clipper to shape the sides of his haircut.
El barbero tomó la máquina de cortar pelo para dar forma a los lados de su corte de cabello.
02
a tool for cutting grass, shrubs, or other vegetation
Ejemplos
He trimmed the hedge neatly using garden clippers.
The gardener sharpened the clippers before pruning the bushes.
03
a large, fast sailing ship of the 19th century, built for speed and used mainly in trade and passenger transport
Ejemplos
The clipper raced across the Atlantic with unmatched speed.
Tea clippers once carried cargo between China and England.
04
(in electronics) a nonlinear circuit designed to restrict or limit the amplitude of a signal by clipping off its peaks
Ejemplos
The engineer added a clipper to prevent signal distortion.
Clippers are essential in audio circuits to control peak levels.
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