"alligator clip" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: alligator clips [plural]
Etymology: From the resemblance to an alligator's jaws. Head templates: {{en-noun}} alligator clip (plural alligator clips)
  1. (electronics) A spring-loaded metal clip, usually attached to a wire and used to make temporary electrical connections. Categories (topical): Electronics Synonyms: crocodile clip [Africa, Australia, Ireland, UK], alligator clamp Related terms: bulldog clip Translations (electronics connector): pinces de cocodril [feminine, plural] (Catalan), krokodillenklem [common-gender] (Dutch), krokodillenbek [masculine] (Dutch), hauenleuka (Finnish), pince crocodile [feminine] (French), Krokodilklemme (German), κροκοδειλάκι (krokodeiláki) [neuter] (Greek), fáiscín crogaill [masculine] (Irish), connettore a coccodrillo [masculine] (Italian), pinza a coccodrillo [feminine] (Italian), krokodylek [masculine] (Polish), крокоди́л (krokodíl) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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