Clamper vs. Clipper

Clampernoun

One who, or that which, clamps.

Clampernoun

An attachment with sharp metal prongs, attached to a boot or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice.

Clampernoun

(electronics) A circuit that restricts the amplitude of a waveform.

Clamperverb

To crimp.

Clamperverb

(obsolete) To join in an unsystematic or haphazard fashion.

Clamperverb

To move in a noisy and clumsy manner.

Clamperverb

To complain in an irritating manner.

Clampernoun

An instrument of iron, with sharp prongs, attached to a boot or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice; a creeper.

Clippernoun

Anything that clips.

Clippernoun

A tool used for clipping something, such as hair, coins, or fingernails.

Clippernoun

Something that moves swiftly; especially:

Clippernoun

(nautical) Any of several forms of very fast sailing ships having a long, low hull and a sharply raked stem.

Clippernoun

(informal) An Alberta clipper.

Clippernoun

(entomology) The Asian butterfly Parthenos sylvia, family Nymphalidae.

Clippernoun

(electronics) A circuit which prevents the amplitude of a wave from exceeding a set value.

Clippernoun

(historical) A person who mutilates coins by fraudulently paring the edges.

Clippernoun

(slang) Confidence trickster; conman.

Clippernoun

One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges of coins.

Clippernoun

A machine for clipping hair, esp. the hair of horses.

Clippernoun

A vessel with a sharp bow, built with a fast hull and tall sails, rigged for fast sailing, and used in trade where the cargo capacity was less important than the speed; - called also clipper ship.

Clippernoun

a circuit that limits the amplitude of a waveform.

Clippernoun

(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);

Clippernoun

a fast sailing ship used in former times

Clippernoun

shears for cutting grass or shrubbery

Clippernoun

scissors for cutting hair or finger nails

Clipper

A clipper was a type of mid-19th-century merchant sailing vessel, designed for speed. Clippers were generally narrow for their length, small by later 19th century standards, could carry limited bulk freight, and had a large total sail area.