Dictionary

forceps en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɔːsəps/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈfɔːsɛps/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfɔ(ː)ɹsɛps/ without the horse–hoarse merger, rhotic
• /ˈfoɹsɛps/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mós Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰormós Proto-Italic *xʷormos Proto-Italic *formos substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Italic *-s Proto-Italic *-kap-s Proto-Italic *formokaps? Latin forcepslbor. English forceps Learned borrowing from Latin forceps.

Meanings

1. An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
2. A pair of appendages on the abdomen of some insects, such as earwigs, resembling the medical instrument.

Forms

Deriveds

dressing forceps · forceps delivery · microforceps · forcepstail · midforceps · forceps-like · forcepslike · eyelash forceps · gonoforceps

Hyponyms

serrefine

Synonyms

pair of forceps

Translations (43)

ga teanchair (instrument used in surgery) · fr forceps (instrument used in surgery) · ru зажи́м (instrument used in surgery) · it forcipe (instrument used in surgery) · mk пинцета (instrument used in surgery) · tr pens (instrument used in surgery) · pl kleszcze (instrument used in surgery) · et sünnitustangid (instrument used in surgery) · grc σαρκολαβίς (instrument used in surgery) · la forceps (instrument used in surgery) · iu ᑭᒍᑕᐃᖅᓯᔾᔭᑎᑦ (instrument used in surgery) · el λαβίδα (instrument used in surgery) · fi atulat (instrument used in surgery) · ja 鉗子 (instrument used in surgery) · uk акушерські щипці (instrument used in surgery) · cmn 鑷子 /镊子 (instrument used in surgery) · hi चिमटा (instrument used in surgery) · ru пинце́т (instrument used in surgery) · ta இடுக்கி (instrument used in surgery) · cmn 產鉗 /产钳 (instrument used in surgery) · ru щипцы́ (instrument used in surgery) · te పటకారు (instrument used in surgery) · fi pihdit (instrument used in surgery) · ta சாவணம் (instrument used in surgery) · ml ചവണ (instrument used in surgery) · ms forsep (instrument used in surgery) · de Pinzette (instrument used in surgery) · id forsep (instrument used in surgery) · es fórceps (instrument used in surgery) · cmn 鉗子 /钳子 (instrument used in surgery) · de Forzeps (instrument used in surgery) · de Zange (instrument used in surgery) · nl pincet (instrument used in surgery) · fr davier (instrument used in surgery) · kn ಚಿಮುಟಾಂಗ (instrument used in surgery) · pt fórceps (instrument used in surgery) · grc πυράγρα (instrument used in surgery) · ko 집게 (instrument used in surgery) · pl szczypce (instrument used in surgery) · ca fòrceps (instrument used in surgery) · tl panipit (instrument used in surgery) · grc λαβίς (instrument used in surgery) · bg щипци (instrument used in surgery)