clipper   (Sound)

The noun clipper has 4 senses

• limiter, clipper -- ((electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform); "a limiter introduces amplitude distortion")


• clipper, clipper ship -- (a fast sailing ship used in former times)


• clipper -- (shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural))


• clipper -- (scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural))