"clamping" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklæmpɪŋ/ Forms: clampings [plural]
Rhymes: -æmpɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} clamping (countable and uncountable, plural clampings)
  1. The act by which something is clamped. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: preclamping, wheelclamping Translations (the act by which something is clamped): sujeción [feminine] (Spanish), afianzamiento [masculine] (Spanish), fijación [feminine] (Spanish), abrazamiento [masculine] (Spanish), cerramiento [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-clamping-en-noun-WnvYeXrn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 95 5

Verb

IPA: /ˈklæmpɪŋ/
Rhymes: -æmpɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} clamping
  1. present participle and gerund of clamp Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: clamp
    Sense id: en-clamping-en-verb-zMN7mbBW

Inflected forms

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