clipping
IPA: kɫˈɪpɪŋ
noun
- The act by which something is clipped (in any sense).
- (countable) A piece of something removed by clipping.
- (countable) An article clipped from a newspaper (especially) or from a magazine.
- (uncountable, linguistics) A process of word formation involving shortening by removal of syllables, often terminal ones.
- (countable, linguistics) A short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.
- (uncountable, signal processing) The process of cutting off a signal level that rises above a certain maximum level.
- (uncountable, computer graphics) The use of a mask to hide part of an object or image.
- (uncountable, American football, Canadian football) Falling, rolling, or throwing one's body on the back of an opponent's legs after approaching from behind.
adjective
- (UK, slang, obsolete) Excellent; very good.
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Examples of "clipping" in Sentences
- It is handwritten on top of the clipping.
- The clipping put on to the website is authentic.
- Clipping is a penalty in the sport of ice hockey.
- The back inside cover with a clipping from a magazine.
- Even if it is so, this was not the reason of clipping the phrase.
- I like this clipping from a police blotter in the Silicon Valley area.
- Also, this causes the "favourites" heart icon to vanish, so no clipping is also possible.
- At left: a clipping from a newspaper article about the pursuit, as well as a mugshot of unknown origin.
- A clipping from the Natal Daily News showing the photographs of several Servicemen from Natal who had been captured or wounded.
- The idea that DVD clipping is simply a matter of convenience compared to other methods is deeply flawed as applied to noncommercial remix.
- The results are generally rather sad, but the following clipping from the New York Globe sums up the whole man-in-the-street point of view briefly, conclusively, and with engaging candour: