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swingarm

swingarm

1 7.2
A hinged support arm that holds a light or camera and lets you move it easily
  • noun
  • Specialized
: brazo articulado
  • The camera is mounted on a swingarm that allows it to be adjusted easily for different angles.

Examples

  • Then stop by the office depot and get a cheap clamp-on hooded desk lamp with swingarm, plus 2 large and 9 mini binder clips.

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  • For better visibility, she adjusted the swingarm of the desk lamp to direct the light towards her book.

  • The technician used a swingarm to position the spotlight overhead without any hassle.

How Adjustable

articulated
  • Specialized
5 6.2
swingarm
  • Specialized
1 7.2
gimbal
  • Specialized
3 8.0
to bracket
3 6.5
fixed
97 1.0

Surface Forms

swingarm singular
swingarms plural

Morphology

swingarm = swing + arm (transparent) = swing + arm

Compound formed from two ordinary nouns whose combined meaning (a movable/supporting arm) is directly conveyed by the parts.

Etymology

Swingarm comes from swing ('to move') and arm ('a supporting part'), like the arm of a desk lamp that swings, so it means an arm you can move to place a light, camera, or monitor where you need it.