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Noun clipper has 4 senses
- limiter, clipper - (electronics) an 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"
--1 is a kind of shear, shears; circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit; shear, shears; circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
- clipper, clipper ship - a fast sailing ship used in former times
--2 is a kind of scissors, pair of scissors; sailing vessel, sailing ship; scissors, pair of scissors; sailing vessel, sailing ship
- clipper, clippers - shears for cutting grass or shrubbery
--3 is a kind of shear, shears; shear, shears
- clipper, clippers - scissors for cutting hair or finger nails
--4 is a kind of scissors, pair of scissors; scissors, pair of scissors
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