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Definition of Clipper
1. Noun. (electronics) a 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"
Generic synonyms: Circuit, Electric Circuit, Electrical Circuit
Category relationships: Electronics
Derivative terms: Limit
2. Noun. A fast sailing ship used in former times.
3. Noun. Shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural).
4. Noun. Scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural).
Definition of Clipper
1. n. One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges of coin.
Definition of Clipper
1. Noun. Anything that clips. ¹
2. Noun. (chiefly in the plural) A tool used for clipping something, such as hair, coins, or fingernails. ¹
3. Noun. Something that moves swiftly; especially: ¹
4. Noun. (electronics) A circuit which prevents the amplitude of a wave from exceeding a set value. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clipper
1. one that clips [n -S] - See also: clips
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clipper
Literary usage of Clipper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactionsby Michigan Dental Association, Making of America Project, University of Michigan Digital Library Production Service by Michigan Dental Association, Making of America Project, University of Michigan Digital Library Production Service (1882)
"FOIL clipper. PATENTED FEBRUARY 1, 1881. This clipper is designed for cutting
ropes of gold foil into small pieces or cylinders, and is the only ..."
2. The Memorial History of the City of New-York: From Its First Settlement to by James Grant Wilson (1893)
"THE clipper SHIP DREADNAUGHT. 1 The Sword-Fish made the voyage from Shanghai to
San Francisco in thirty-one days, at the average rate of 240 miles a day — a ..."
3. The Economic History of the United States by Ernest Ludlow Bogart (1912)
"The clipper was built with sharp lines to give it the maximum speed, and with a
long, overhanging prow, from which the vessel gained its name. ..."
4. Marine Insurance: Its Principles and Practice by William D. Winter (1919)
"The clipper Ship and Insurance Frauds.—The merchant marine had been gradually
... Models were improved as time went on and finally the clipper ship, ..."
5. The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors by Ralph Delahaye Paine (1919)
"In this type of vessel the shipyards of Chesapeake Bay excelled and their handiwork
was known as the "Baltimore clipper," the name suggested by the old ..."
6. Principles of Ocean Transportation by Emory Richard Johnson, Grover Gerhardt Huebner (1918)
"covered gold fields of California put a premium on speed, and clipper ships were
... The largest clipper ship ever constructed was the Great Republic (see ..."
7. The Law Reports by Great Britain Court of Chancery, George Wirgman Hemming (1870)
"... 4tn clause of the deed of settlement, had power to borrow money for the general
purposes of the society: Australian Auxiliary Steam clipper Company v. ..."
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