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tweezers Definition

tweez·ers (twēzərz)

small nippers, consisting of two arms, joined at one end, for plucking out hairs, handling little objects, etc.

Etymology: extended < obs. tweeze, surgical set, aphetic for Fr étuis, pl. of étui: see etui

tweezers Synonyms

tweezers

n.

forceps, nippers, tongs; see pincers.

tweezers Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: Now I use tweezers, like women plucking eyebrows, for removing unwanted nasal hairs.
  • include: More personal items include tweezers, brooches and hairpins carefully carved from bone fragments.
  • call: Machines that use this technique are called optical tweezers.

Adjective modifier

  • holographic: Abstract Permanent 3D microstructures are created within a gel using holographic optical tweezers.
  • optical: At such low stiffness the bead held in the optical tweezers necessarily exhibits large amounts of thermal motion.
  • plastic: Pickers range from large plastic tweezers, to bulb pipettes and siphon tubes.
  • pointed: With fine pointed tweezers apply the rule over the drop.
  • inverted: Abstract Within inverted optical tweezers we measure both the lateral and axial trapping efficiency obtained with Gaussian and high-order Laguerre-Gaussian beams.
  • tiny: Thousands of microscopic robots armed with tiny tweezers could pluck the Moon bare in a matter of weeks.

Modifies a noun

  • work: How it works Fig 4. How the optical tweezers work.

Noun used with modifier

  • laser: The group also leads several programs in novel optical traps ( laser tweezers and spanners ) and active holographic devices.
  • bronze: Other finds by Archeology South East included a pair of bronze tweezers, and decorated samian ware.
  • metal: When this was finished, the maid would take a pair of metal tweezers and remove any facial hair that was visible.
  • vial: The vial tweezers allow vials to be gripped easily and securely without the need to hold them closed.