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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgrippatore
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡrip.paˈto.re
"Il grippatore è utile per afferrare oggetti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A device or tool designed to grasp or hold objects firmly.
"The robotic arm was equipped with a specialized gripper to handle delicate components." - 2
A person or thing that grips or holds something.
"As a skilled climber, she was known as a great gripper, able to hold onto the smallest ledges."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'gripper' originates from the verb 'grip', which comes from the Old Norse word 'grípa', meaning 'to seize or take hold of'. The suffix '-er' denotes an agent or something that performs an action, thus evolving to describe a device or person that grips.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gripper" is said worldwide
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pince
Transliteration: pɛ̃s
"La pince est utilisée pour saisir des objets."
Greifer
Transliteration: ˈɡʁaɪ̯fɐ
"Der Greifer kann schwere Lasten heben."
grippatore
Transliteration: ɡrip.paˈto.re
"Il grippatore è utile per afferrare oggetti."
agarre
Transliteration: aˈɡa.re
"El agarre es esencial para mantener la estabilidad."
garra
Transliteration: ˈɡaʁɐ
"A garra é usada para segurar objetos pesados."
ग्रिपर
Transliteration: gripar
"ग्रिपर का उपयोग वस्तुओं को पकड़ने के लिए किया जाता है।"
夹具
Transliteration: jiā jù
"夹具用于稳固物体。"
그리퍼
Transliteration: geuripeo
"그리퍼는 물체를 잡는 데 사용됩니다."
グリッパー
Transliteration: gurippā
"グリッパーは物をつかむために使用されます。"
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