Clipper
01
爪切り, ヘアカッター
a handheld metal tool with sharp blades used to trim nails or cut hair
例
She uses a clipper to keep her nails neat and short.
彼女は爪を整えて短く保つために爪切りを使います。
The barber picked up the clipper to shape the sides of his haircut.
床屋は散髪の横を形作るためにバリカンを手に取った。
02
a tool for cutting grass, shrubs, or other vegetation
例
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
例
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
例
The engineer added a clipper to prevent signal distortion.
Clippers are essential in audio circuits to control peak levels.
