manipulator
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- noun
- /məˈnɪpjʊˌleɪtər/
- Specialized
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manipulador
- Using the manipulator in the graphics program, she was able to scale the character model precisely.
- manipulator arm
- remote manipulator
- computer manipulators
Examples
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The designer adjusted the digital sculpture with the manipulator, ensuring it fit perfectly within the virtual environment.
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You have this manipulator, you have all these links and you have the centre of masses.
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However, in the case of our manipulator, if the base is fixed, we have N degrees of freedom for N jointed robot.
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The ergonomic manipulator arms designed by Sapelem, based in Angers, France, illustrate this concept.
Academic text (2001) -
Typically, joystick-type interfaces are used by trained operators to move the platform, as well as to separately control the motion of any manipulator arms or sensors.
Academic text (2011) -
In 3D modeling software, the manipulator allows users to easily rotate and position objects in the scene.
Surface Forms
Morphology
manipulator = manipulate (transparent) = manipulate + or
The GUI sense is a specialized instrument sense but is still a direct agent/instrument nominalization from 'manipulate'.
Etymology
The word manipulator comes from the Latin root manu- meaning 'hand', the same idea in manual. In computer graphics a manipulator is like a digital 'hand' or tool that moves, turns, or scales objects on the screen.