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What (who) is pincers$60951$ - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Pincers; Pincer (disambiguation)
Pincers (tool)
HAND TOOL
Pincer (tool)
Pincers are a hand tool used in many situations where a mechanical advantage is required to pinch, cut or pull an object. Pincers are first-class levers, but differ from pliers in that the concentration of force is either to a point, or to an edge perpendicular to the length of the tool.
pincer
¦ noun
1. (pincers) a tool made of two pieces of metal bearing blunt concave jaws arranged like the blades of scissors, used for gripping and pulling things.
2. a front claw of a lobster, crab, or similar crustacean.
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr., from OFr. pincier 'to pinch'.
pincer
(pincers)
1.
Pincers consist of two pieces of metal that are hinged in the middle. They are used as a tool for gripping things or for pulling things out.
His surgical instruments were a knife and a pair of pincers.
N-PLURAL: also a pair of N
2.
The pincers of an animal such as a crab or a lobster are its front claws.
N-COUNT: usu pl
Wikipedia
Pincer
Pincer may refer to:
- Pincers (tool)
- Pincer (biology), part of an animal
- Pincer ligand, a terdentate, often planar molecule that tightly binds a variety of metal ions
- The Pincer move in the game of Go
