clipping Synonyms
Another word for clipping
• noun (Context 1)
An article, photograph, or advertisement cut out from a newspaper or magazine.
"She kept a scrapbook filled with newspaper clippings about her hometown's history."
• noun (Context 2)
A small piece trimmed or cut off from something, especially from plants, grass, hair, or fingernails (usually used in the plural).
"The gardener gathered the grass clippings and added them to the compost pile."
• noun (Context 3)
In linguistics, the process of forming a new word by dropping one or more syllables from a longer word or phrase, such as 'ad' from 'advertisement', or a word formed in this way.
"The common word 'flu' is a well-known linguistic shortening of 'influenza'."
• noun (Context 4)
In electronics and audio engineering, a form of waveform distortion that occurs when an amplifier is overdriven and attempts to deliver an output voltage or current beyond its maximum capability.
"The sound engineer lowered the microphone gain to prevent audio distortion during the loud chorus."