tweezers en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtwizəɹz/ (General-American)
- /ˈtwiːzəz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
Etymology
17th century (1645–55): plural of tweeser (on the model of nippers, pincers, pliers or scissors), from obsolete tweese (“case for small instruments”) (or alternatively, alteration of plural form tweeses), aphetic form of earlier etweese (plural of etwee), from French étuis, plural of étui (“case, box, cover”) (from Old French estui (“container, prison”, noun), derivative of étuier (earlier spelling, estuier (“to shut up, guard, keep, preserve, save, enclose, place in a cover”), probably from Vulgar Latin *estudiāre (“to keep, treat with care”) or *studiāre, from Latin studēre (“to care about”).
Meanings
- (plural, plural-only) A small pincerlike instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling or picking up small objects (such as postage stamps), plucking out (plucking) hairs, pulling out slivers, etc.
Deriveds
optical tweezers · tweezertrodes
Relateds
Synonyms
pair of tweezers · tweezer · tongs · pincers · pair of pincers
Translations (98)
tg мӯйчинак (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ota جنبس (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ar مِلْقَط صَغِير (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · es pincita [de depilar] (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · cy plyciwr (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · sk pinzeta (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · az maqqaş (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ga pionsúirín (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · be пінцэ́т (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · mi kopikopi (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · sh пинцѐта (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · afb ملقط (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · th แหนบ (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · uk пінце́т (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · tl tiyani (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · is flísatöng (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · nv bee atsʼiʼí (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · nv dághá bee yitsʼihí (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ko 핀셋 (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · bg пинсе́та (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · es tenazuelas (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ur چِمْٹی (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ru пинце́т (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · nv beeʼaʼnizhí (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · lo ແໜບ (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · alt пинцет (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · sq pincetë (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · nl pincet (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ta இடுக்கி (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · cmn 眉毛鉗 /眉毛钳 (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · arz ملقاط (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · mk пинце́та (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · eo pinĉileto (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · mn ᠴᠢᠮᠬᠢᠭᠦᠷ (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · fa موی چینک (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · pl pęseta (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · lt pincetas (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · hu csipesz (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ru щипцы́ (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · km តង្កៀប (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ky пинцет (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ru щи́пчики (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · be шчыпцы́ (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · mn ᠬᠢᠮᠰᠠ (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · sl pinceta (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · is plokktöng (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ca alicates d'ungles (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · et pintsett (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · kk пинцет (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · he פִּינְצֶטָה (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · de Pinzette (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · eu pintzak (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · nb pinsett (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · es tenacillas (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · mi kuku (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ja ピンセット (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · da pincet (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · uk щи́пці (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · fr pincette (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ca pinces (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · sq piskatore (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · mn хямсаа (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · lv pincete (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · kmr mûçink (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · it pinzetta (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · kk іскек (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · cy gefel (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · my ဇာဂနာ (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · uz qisqich (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · hy պինցետ (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · sh pincèta (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · cs pinzeta (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · sv pincett (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · fi pinsetit (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · cy pliciwr (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ug قىسقۇچ (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · fa موچین (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · cmn 鑷子 /镊子 (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · la volsella (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · mn чимхүүр (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · uz pinset (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · el λαβίδα (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · tg пинтсет (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · tr cımbız (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ky искек (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · km ចន្ទាស (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · es pinzas (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ko 핀세트 (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · es pinza [depilatoria] (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ka პინცეტი (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · pt pinça (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · fr pince à épiler (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ro pensetă (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · alt кыскаш (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · vi nhíp (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · ar مِلْقَط (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · alt капкыш (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects) · hi चिमटी (small pincer-like instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects)