preclamping

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noun

clamping before another operation

OriginEnglish clamping ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

nounpreclamping (uncountable)

alternative pre-clamping

  1. uncountableclamping before another operation

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishclamping
  10. Englishpreclamping

From pre- + clamping.

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APA

preclamping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preclamping

MLA

“preclamping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preclamping. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preclamping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preclamping.

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