holding device
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3.6
- noun
- Specialized
:
dispositivo de sujeción
- a hand-held device
Examples
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Since he is planning at home, he is using his hand-held device to view a free and dedicated website written in Swahili.
Academic text (2006) -
Hand-held devices may well become the primary receivers of OER materials in the developing world.
Academic text (2006) -
Much of the developing world has leapfrogged the desktop-computer era and gone directly to hand-held devices, which now contain as much computing power as the average desktop did in 2000.
Academic text (2006) -
You insert your slide into the slide-holding device at the front of the tube, open the hinged diffuser plate, shine a strong light into the front of the unit, and look through the viewfinder of your camera.
Academic text (1994) -
You insert your slide into the holding device at the front of the tube to view it clearly.
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The technician used a special holding device to secure the fragile part during the assembly process.
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This holding device keeps the artwork in place while it's being framed.
Synonyms
73
1.4
A thing that holds or supports other objects, like a pen stand
52
5.6
A device that holds or locks something closed
2
4.1
A machine part that holds or picks up objects firmly, like on a robot arm
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8.4
A part or device that keeps something firmly in place
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5.6
A tool that holds objects firmly, like forceps used by surgeons
A device or method that keeps something from moving
A tool for holding or lifting things safely
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a tool that holds or secures an object' is directly and compositionally derived from 'hold' (to take/support) + 'device' (a tool), forming a transparent noun phrase. This straightforward noun–noun construction follows regular English compounding and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Holding device comes from a simple image: the holding part means keeping something still and the device part means a tool, so imagine a clamp or clip keeping a metal sheet or a test tube steady. That's why holding device means 'a tool used to keep something in place'.