pincers

pin·cers  (pnsrz) also pinch·ers (pnchrz)

pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

1. A grasping tool having a pair of jaws and handles pivoted together to work in opposition.

2. The articulated prehensile claws of certain arthropods, such as the lobster.

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[Middle English pinsours, from Old French pinceure, from Old French pincier, to pinch; see pinch.]

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pincers [ˈpɪnsəz]

pl n

1. (Engineering / 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 nails

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the pair or pairs of jointed grasping appendages in lobsters and certain other arthropods

[from Old French pinceour, from Old French pincier to pinch]

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pincers  (pnsrz)

A jointed grasping claw of certain animals, such as lobsters and scorpions.

Translations

pincers [ˈpɪnsə^rz] npl (also pair of pincers) → tenailles fpl

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pincers

pl

→ Kneifzange f, → Beißzange f; a pair of pincers → eine Kneifzange, eine Beißzange

(Zool) → Schere f, → Zange f

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pincers [ˈpɪnsəz] npl (of crab) → pinze fpl, chele fpl; (tool) → tenaglie fpl

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pincers [ˈpɪnsəz] npl (of crab) → pinze fpl, chele fpl; (tool) → tenaglie fpl

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pincers

n pl pincers [ˈpinsəz]

1 a tool for gripping things tightly She used (a pair of) pincers to grasp the head of the nail. tangetjie كَمّاشَه، كُلابَة الطَّبيب клещи pinzeta pincet die Zange λαβίδα, τανάλια, τσιμπίδα tenazas tangid گاز انبر hohtimet tenailles צְבָת चिमटी, सड़सी kliješta harapófogó tang töng tenaglie ペンチ 펜치, 집게 pincetas, žnyplės pincete; knaibles ragum nijptang (knipe)tang obcęgi, szczypce pinça cleşte щипцы; клещи kliešte ,,štikačky klešče klešta tång, avbitare ปากคีบ kerpeten 鉗子 щипці; пінцет چمٹا cái kìm 钳子

2 the claws of lobsters, crabs etc. knypers مَخالِب سَرطان البَحْر щипци klepeta klosaks die Zange δαγκάνες pinza sõrad اندام گاز انبری sakset pinces צְבָתוֹת केकड़े इत्यादि के पंजे rakova kliješta rákolló capit gripkló/-töng chele, pinze はさみ 집게발 žnyplės spīles sepit schaar (gripe)klo szczypce pinça cleşte клешни klepetá klešče klešta klo ก้าม (ปู) kıskaç 螯 клешні سرطان کا جبڑا càng cua, tôm 螯