Definition of Clamps

1. Noun. (plural of clamp) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of clamp) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Clamps

1. clamp [v] - See also: clamp

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clamps

clamoxyquine
clamp
clamp connection
clamp down
clamp down on
clamp forceps
clamp stand
clamp stands
clampdown
clampdowns
clamped
clamper
clampers
clamping
clamplike
clamps (current term)
clams
clams up
clamshell
clamshells
clamworm
clamworms
clamydia
clan
clan member
clancies
clancular
clancularly
clandescent
clandestine

Literary usage of Clamps

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1904)
"eight inches from the angle, is fixed in a second pair of clamps. The two clamps now lie side by side on the abdominal wall (Fig. ..."

2. Jigs and Fixtures: A Reference Book Showing Many Types of Jigs and Fixtures by Fred Herbert Colvin, Lucian Levant Haas (1913)
"It is well to provide a spring underneath the clamps, as shown in Fig. 138, this will reduce the time otherwise required to manipulate clamps of this ..."

3. Proceedings by Natural Gas Association of America, Modern Language Association of America (1921)
"10 clamps USED TO QUICKLY REPAIR LEAKING JOINT GEO. ... This device consists of two clamps. No. i is first fastened securely around pipe, just far enough ..."

4. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1903)
"Shops that do much roll-over work should have a number of clamps that are ... These clamps are made both of cast and of wrought iron and should be as handy ..."

5. Commercial Nomenclature by John K. Chandler, John C. Redman, Virginia H. Wood, Caroline S. Larner (1897)
"clamps, Adjustable. clamps, Artists'. clamps, Axle. clamps, Battery. clamps, Belt. clamps, Bench ... clamps, Boot and Shoe, Display. clamps, Cabinet-Makers. ..."

6. Jig and Fixture Design: A Treatise Covering the Principles of Jig and by Franklin Day Jones (1920)
"Types of clamps. — The simplest form of clamping device is the so-called clamp, ... Perhaps the most common of all clamps is the one shown in Fig. 1. ..."

7. Tool Engineering: Jigs and Fixtures by Albert Atkins Dowd, Frank W. Curtis (1922)
"It must be borne in mind that there are numberless varieties of clamps which are used for various conditions found in jig work in many factories throughout ..."

8. The Spiritual Magazine (1862)
"507 clamps in the Wood ... 450 INTERNAL Respiration, CO, 107, 159, 223, 268, ... Boulogne Lucerne clamps in the Wood — at Florence Lord Chancellor's Ghost ..."

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