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Clamshell vs Solander - What's the difference?

clamshell | solander |

As nouns the difference between clamshell and solander

is that clamshell is the shell of a clam while solander is a box, in the form of a book, used for keeping botanical specimens etc; drop-spine or clamshell box.

As an adjective clamshell

is similar to the operation of a clam's shell, having a hinge with two sides closing together.

clamshell

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The shell of a clam.
  • A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.
  • In foodservice, the white, usually styrofoam box given to consumers with take-out food.
  • An object which has a hinge on one edge and two surfaces that close together
  • * 1988 , PC Mag (volume 7, number 17, 11 October 1988, page 93)
  • You'll find a mix among clamshell laptops for strong laps, lunchboxes, and sewing-machine configurations; the latter two designs typically have detachable keyboards.
  • (music) An amphitheater, especially an outdoor amphitheater; the semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind and above the performers.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • similar to the operation of a clam's shell, having a hinge with two sides closing together
  • It's a clamshell antenna.

    Derived terms

    * clamshell phone

    See also

    * (wikipedia "clamshell")

    solander

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Solander

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A box, in the form of a book, used for keeping botanical specimens etc; drop-spine or clamshell box
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year=1991 , year_published=2011 , edition=Digitized , editor= , author= , title=Museum studies, Volumes 17-18 , chapter= citation , genre= , publisher=Art Institute of Chicago , isbn= , page=93 , passage=Among the many unmatted drawings in the solander box was a large, colorful chalk and pastel Christ Child on greenish-blue laid paper ... }} English eponyms