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Tweezer vs Forceps - What's the difference?

tweezer | forceps |

As nouns the difference between tweezer and forceps

is that tweezer is (us) a pair of tweezers, tweezers while forceps is (l) (instrument used in surgery to grasp objects).

As an adjective tweezer

is of, pertaining to, or relating to, tweezers.

As a verb tweezer

is to use tweezers.

tweezer

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, pertaining to, or relating to, tweezers.

    • Noun

    (tweezers)
  • (US) A pair of tweezers, tweezers.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to use tweezers
  • * 2011 , William deBuys, A Great Aridness: Climate Change and the Future of the American Southwest
  • *:Sadler has already wrapped an ace bandage around a badly sprained wrist (sustained in a fall on a desert trail), tweezered out a few cactus spines, moleskinned some blisters, and doled out all the pastillas de dolor —painkillers...

    • forceps

    English

    (wikipedia forceps)

    Noun

  • An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers. (With singular or plural concord.)

    • Derived terms

    * forceps delivery * microforceps

    Hyponyms

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