Definition of forceps Forceps
/fɔˈɹsɛps/ - [forseps] - for•ceps
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NounPlural: forceps |
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| forceps - an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies) | ||
| extractor an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components | ||
| plural, plural form the form of a word that is used to denote more than one | ||
| lion-jaw forceps a type of forceps | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- forceps (n.)
A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc. - forceps (n.)
The caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs and some other insects. See Earwig.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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forceps
for′seps, n. a pair of tongs, pincers, or pliers for holding anything difficult to be held with the hand.—adj. For′cipāted, formed and opening like a forceps.—n. Forcipā′tion, torture by pinching with forceps. [L., from formus, hot, and capĕre, to hold.]
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