clamp

== English == === Pronunciation === (without æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈklæmp/, [ˈkʰlæmp] (æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈkleə̯mp/, [ˈkʰleə̯mp], /ˈklɛə̯mp/, [ˈkʰlɛə̯mp] Rhymes: -æmp Hyphenation: clamp === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch clamp, klampe (“a clamp, hook”), from Proto-Germanic *klampō (“clamp, clasp, cramp”), related to Proto-West Germanic *klammjan. Cognate with Middle Low German klampe (“hook, clasp”), German Klampfe, Klampe (“clamp, cleat”), Norwegian klamp (“clamp”), Alemannic German Chlempi. ==== Noun ==== clamp (plural clamps) A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things that are apart together. (medicine) An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc. (UK) A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp. A pile of materials to be heated in a controlled way, stacked or heaped together with fuel so that the fire permeates the pile; the material of interest may be bricks to be fired, ore for roasting, coal for coking, or wood to be charcoalized. (agriculture) A compact pile of agricultural produce (such as root vegetables or silage) used for temporary storage (often covered with straw, earth, or both). A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard. (electronics) An electronic circuit that fixes either the positive or the negative peak excursions of a signal to a defined value by shifting its DC value. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== References ===== Storage clamp on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Clamper (electronics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== Verb ==== clamp (third-person singular simple present clamps, present participle clamping, simple past and past participle clamped) (transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp. (transitive) To hold or grip tightly. (transitive) To modify (a numeric value) so it lies within a specific range by replacing values outside the range with the closest value within the range. (UK, obsolete, transitive) To cover (vegetables, etc.) with earth. (transitive) To immobilise (a vehicle) by means of a wheel clamp. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === Imitative. ==== Noun ==== clamp (plural clamps) (dated) A heavy footstep; a tramp. ==== Verb ==== clamp (third-person singular simple present clamps, present participle clamping, simple past and past participle clamped) (intransitive, dated) To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump or clomp. == French == === Etymology === Probably borrowed from English clamp === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klɑ̃p/ === Noun === clamp m (plural clamps) (medical) clamp === Further reading === “clamp”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Welsh == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klamp/ === Etymology 1 === Derived from Vulgar Latin colpum. ==== Noun ==== clamp m (plural clampiau, diminutive clampyn or clempyn) mass, lump Synonyms: talp, lwmp, cwlff, clobyn (figurative) big person Synonym: cawr === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English clamp. ==== Noun ==== clamp m (plural clampiau) clamp === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “clamp”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “clamp”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies