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for·ceps
\ˈfȯrsə̇ps, ˈfȯ(ə)s-, -ˌseps\ noun
(plural forceps \“\ ; also forcepses \-psə̇z\ ; or forci·pes \-_səˌpēz\)
Etymology: Latin, from formus hot + -ceps (from capere to take) — more at warm, heave
1. : an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon objects that it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers; especially : such an instrument for delicate operations (as of jewelers, surgeons, obstetricians, dentists) : pincers, tongs — sometimes used with pair
< a pair of forceps >
2. [New Latin, from Latin] : a limb resembling a forceps; especially : a pair of curved hard movable appendages at the end of the abdomen of an insect (as the earwig) |