Definitions for Tweezers
ˈtwi zərztweez·ers

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tweezersnoun

   Small pincers, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects, or for plucking.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tweezersnoun

   Nippers, or small pincers, to pluck off hairs.

   Etymology: etuy, French.

   There hero’s wits are kept in pond’rous vases,
   And beaus in snuff-boxes and tweezer cases. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tweezers

   Tweezers are small hand tools used for grasping objects too small to be easily handled with the human fingers. Tweezers are thumb-driven forceps most likely derived from tongs used to grab or hold hot objects since the dawn of recorded history. In a scientific or medical context, they are normally referred to as just "forceps", a name that is used together with other grasping surgical instruments that resemble pliers, pincers and scissors-like clamps. Tweezers make use of two third-class levers connected at one fixed end (the fulcrum point of each lever), with the pincers at the others. When used, they are commonly held with one hand in a pen grip between the thumb and index finger (sometimes also the middle finger), with the top end resting on the first dorsal interosseous muscle at the webspace between the thumb and index finger. Spring tension holds the grasping ends apart until finger pressure is applied. This provides an extended pinch and allows the user to easily grasp, manipulate and quickly release small or delicate objects with readily variable pressure. People commonly use tweezers for such tasks as plucking hair from the face or eyebrows, often using the term eyebrow tweezers. Other common uses for tweezers are as a tool to manipulate small objects, including for example small, particularly surface-mount, electronic parts, and small mechanical parts for models and precision mechanisms. Stamp collectors use tweezers (stamp tongs) to handle postage stamps which, while large enough to pick up by hand, could be damaged by handling; the jaws of stamp tongs are smooth. Another example of a specialized use is picking out the flakes of gold in gold panning. Tweezers are also used in kitchens for food presentation to remove bones from fillets of fish in a process known as pin boning, and are as tongs used to serve pieces of cake to restaurant patrons.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tweezers

   small pinchers used to pluck out hairs, and for other purposes

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1. Tweezers

   Tweezers are tools used for picking up objects too small to be easily handled with the human hands. They are probably derived from tongs, pincers, or scissors-like pliers used to grab or hold hot objects since the dawn of recorded history. In a scientific or medical context they are normally referred to as forceps. Tweezers make use of two third-class levers connected at one fixed end, with the pincers at the others. Tweezers can be used for tasks such as plucking hair from the face or eyebrows, and whenever small objects have to be manipulated, including for example small, particularly surface-mount, electronic parts, and small mechanical parts for models and precision mechanisms. Stamp collectors use tweezers to handle postage stamps which, while large enough to pick up by hand, could be damaged by handling; the jaws of stamp tongs are smooth. One example of a specialised use is picking out flakes of gold in gold panning. It also used in kitchens to remove bones from fillets of fish in a process known as pin boning.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tweezers

   twēz′ėrz, n.sing. nippers: small pincers for pulling out hairs, &c.—n. Tweez′er-case, a case for carrying tweezers. [Perh. traceable to A.S. twisel, a fork; some confusion is possible with obs. tweeze, a surgeon's case of instruments.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tweezers in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tweezers in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Tweezers in a Sentence

1. Shannon Howard:

   Vinegar is your best bet if you do get stung, most people don’t have vinegar so you want to get the tentacles off of your skin so you can rinse the tentacles off if you can, you can try to use tweezers to get the tentacles off. For the pain and swelling, heat is what you need.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tweezers
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Tweezers
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweezers
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tweezers
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Tweezers
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Tweezers