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pincers
pin·cer P0308800 (pĭn′sər) also pinch·er (pĭn′sər)n.1. a. often pincers or pinchers A grasping tool having two parts hinged together to work in opposition.b. One of the opposing parts in such a tool.2. a. A claw resembling such a tool, as of a lobster or scorpion; a chela.b. pincers or pinchers A pair of mandibles or other appendages used by certain arthropods for grasping, as the cerci of an earwig.3. A military maneuver in which an enemy force is attacked from two flanks and the front.
[Middle English pinsours, pincers, from Anglo-Norman pynceour, from pincer, to pinch; see pinch.]pincers (ˈpɪnsəz) pl n1. (Tools) Also called: pair of pincers a gripping tool consisting of two hinged arms with handles at one end and, at the other, curved bevelled jaws that close on the workpiece: used esp for extracting nails2. (Zoology) the pair or pairs of jointed grasping appendages in lobsters and certain other arthropods[C14: from Old French pinceour, from Old French pincier to pinch]pin•cers (ˈpɪn sərz)
n. (usu. with a pl. v.) 1. a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usu. used with pair of). 2. a grasping organ or pair of organs resembling this, as the claw of a lobster. [1300–50; Middle English pinsers, earlier pynceours < Anglo-French pinc(er) to pinch + -eour -or2] pin·cers (pĭn′sərz) A jointed grasping claw of certain animals, such as lobsters or scorpions.Translationspincers (ˈpinsəz) noun plural1. a tool for gripping things tightly. She used (a pair of) pincers to grasp the head of the nail. 鉗子 钳子2. the claws of lobsters, crabs etc. 螯 螯
pincers
pincersA tool having two hinged jaws which can be closed tightly; used for gripping objects.ThesaurusSeepincer |