Meaning
clamp, terminal
- a mechanical tool used to hold objects firmly together; clamp
- an electrical terminal or connector used to secure a wire
In a sentence
Fissa le due assi con un morsetto finché la colla non asciuga.
Fasten the two boards with a clamp until the glue dries.
Devi collegare il cavo di rame direttamente al morsetto della batteria.
You must connect the copper wire directly to the battery terminal.
I morsetti del banco da lavoro sono abbastanza resistenti?
Are the workbench clamps sturdy enough?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| morsetto | masculine · singular |
| morsetti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Morphologically an altered form (-etto) of 'morso' (bite/bit), now a lexicalised technical term.