Word Finder - clamping

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To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.

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To hold or grip tightly.

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To modify (a numeric value) so it lies within a specific range.

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To cover (vegetables, etc.) with earth.

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To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump or clomp.

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The act by which something is clamped.

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There are frequent clampings of cars that fail to display a parking permit.

She put the offending foot on the ground, tentatively applying a little weight, clamping a hand over her mouth to stop the cry of pain.

This ring is provided with a clamping screw, which, through the intervention of bevel-gear and rods, is operated by means of the hand-wheel 78.

The vicious whisper was accompanied by a thick hand clamping around the back of her neck.

After clamping on their skies and hoisting day-packs, they set out on the groomed path.

Reaching high and taking a firm grip on the rope, she lifted herself, clamping the rope between her knees and letting her feet rest on the piece of broomstick.

The tubs are usually formed into sets of from 2 to 12, the front one being coupled up by a short length of chain to a clamping hook formed of two jaws moulded to the curve of the rope which are attached by the " run rider," as the driver accompanying the train is called.

Young's modulus may be obtained for the material of a rod by clamping it in the middle and obtaining the frequency of the fundamental when Y = 412n2p.

The declination circle is most inconvenient of access, and slow motion in declination can only be effected when the instrument is clamped by a long and inconvenient handle; so that, practically, clamping in declination was not employed.

The declination circle reads from the eye-end, and four handles for clamping and slow motion in right ascension and declination are situated near the observer's hands.

This frame carries two very sensitive levels, k and 1, and the whole frame can be clamped to the circle g by means of the clamping screw m.

The coupling is effected by firmly clamping the ends of the beams upon the top and bottom respectively of a loop of watch - spring, which is tightly stretched round the casting carrying the pan, as is shown in the end view in fig.

The Black God ignored Talon as the vamp snatched his arm to retain his balance, instead wrapping his free arm around her and clamping a hand around her forearm.

Clamping the rubber gaiters to the new stainless steel seal holders was easy, however there was nowhere to clamp the top end to.

When clamping together protect units by using hardboard off cuts or similar behind the clamp jaws.

Coyotes Tend to go for the throat of sheep and lambs, clamping down on the windpipe or severing the jugular vein.

The new Hinge clamp range uses revolutionary kinematics to offer double-acting, low-cost hydraulic clamping with numerous mounting and connection options.

It was concluded that liver resection without hepatic pedicle clamping is safe, even in patients with a diseased liver.

The aim of this study was to compare perioperative outcome of liver resections with and without intermittent hepatic pedicle clamping.

The triple-layered piston rods pull the moving platen in the direction of the fixed platen, in which the clamping cylinder is integrated.

The No. 4 Morse taper tailstock was fitted with a rack drive and two clamping plates.

Clamping Mechanisms Typical clamping mechanisms include toolmakers clamps, G clamps, screw clamps, clamps based on cams.

The techniques for adding these extension to your real hair include weaving, heat fusing, gluing, clamping or using waxes or polymers.

The umbrella can be affixed to the chair either by clamping onto the back or arms or by clipping to the appropriate surface.

Other companies like Bearshare, WinMX, and most recently, Kazaa, have followed suit, either folding or clamping down on the sharing of copyright protected files.

Unique are the width of the back support and the specially shaped split clamping jaws.